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Hand & Racquet pub

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink

Hard Rock Hotel, London

Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a chain of themed bar-restaurants, memorabilia shops, casinos and museums. The first Hard Rock Cafe opened 14 June 1971, at 150 Old Park Lane. In 2019 the 1,000-room hotel ...

Group, Commerce, Food & Drink

White Horse Cellars at Hatchett's Hotel

This building is still at 66-68 Piccadilly, on the north-east of the junction with Dover Street.  Architect: Weatherley and Jones. From British History (written in 1878, just 10 years before Selby...

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink, Transport

Hay's Wharf

The land between Tooley Street and the Thames has been occupied by wharves and warehouses since the middle ages. Hay's Wharf originated as a Tooley Street brew-house of which Alexander Hay took own...

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink

Highbury Barn

Long a rural pleasure resort for Londoners it became notorious in 1861, when Edward Giovanelli demolished the old buildings and built a lavish pleasure ground which attracted large crowds, includin...

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink, Theatre

Hindoostane Coffee House

London's first curry restaurant.  Opened and run by Sake Dean Mahomed. 

Place, Food & Drink, Indian Sub-continent

Committee and Friends of the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union

Hope UK is a Christian charity based in London which educates children and young people about drug and alcohol abuse. Local meetings started in Leeds with the objective to teach children the impor...

Group, Children, Education, Food & Drink, Social Welfare

Hyde Park Conduit House

A building that housed an ancient spring supplying water to Westminster Abbey. The right to use this was granted by King Edward the Confessor. This right ceased temporarily at the Reformation, but ...

Building, Food & Drink, Property

Norwegian ice business

Ice was cut in Norway, transported by ship to London, stored and then distributed by cart to restaurants and homes. See the picture source website for a very well told story.

Concept, Food & Drink, Norway

Imperial Hotel, Russell Square

Designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll.  The picture was taken in 1913 after the completion of the extension, which is the section on the left, to the north (2017: we now think the 'extension' was into t...

Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink