An early TV cook. Born at the site of the plaque in Apthorp, as Phyllis Pechey. A double bigamist, she only married her fourth husband Johnny, who appeared on TV with her, when she was 68. A serial child abandoner. Died in a nursing home in Sussex.
We refer you to - a lively piece of writing by Paul Levy about a larger-than-life woman. "Everything about Fanny Cradock was preposterous."
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Fanny Cradock
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Founded as the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association it changed its name to include cattle troughs in 1867. London...
Founded in 1796 by a Mr Wright, whose son, W. H. Wright carried on the business. It started in a part of Chelsea known at the time as Cook’s Ground, which by the time of this 1865 map had been redu...
First London coffee house, opened by Pasqua Rosée.  The Telegraph produced a good article about coffee houses in London.
Manufacturer and philanthropist. Member of the Palmer family in the Huntley and Palmer biscuit company. He funded a free library in Reading. In 1876, he purchased Hoxton Hall in Hackney on behalf o...
First mentioned in 1174. Closed by about 1850 and effectively lost. Rediscovered in 1924 during building works. We normally find pictures of our subjects out on the web but we just could not find ...
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