Records are sparse but it seems Mason owned a shop in St James's Market and in 1734 was appointed as porter at "His Majesty's Royal Palace of Somerset House". See William Fortnum for a few more words on how the famous partnership was formed.
Image source: Fortnum & Mason archivist
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hugh Mason
Commemorated ati
Fortnum & Mason
From the shop's website: "1964 saw a new landmark added to the front of the ...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Brilliant Sign Company
Signage company. It was named after their concept called the 'brilliant letter'. This comprised a pressed copper sheet with a v-shaped cross section so as to imitate the classic incised wooden fasc...
2 memorials
John Thornton
Philanthropist who promoted Christian missionary work.  Died following an accident at Bath.  He is listed on the plaque as a menber of the Clapham Sect but it did not really get going until his dea...
1 memorial
Borough of Mother
The plaques are at the address of Mother, an advertising agency with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Singapore and Berlin.
2 memorials
Montgomery's Wharf
Built before 1894, it had yards, a saw mill and was a depot for hay and straw. This photo shows one of the surviving buildings on the site. At The History of Brentford it is tagged "Montgomery's Wh...
1 memorial
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