Businessman. Founder of the John Jaques and Son Toy Company, which produced and patented ping pong equipment. Â See also .
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Pasqua Rosee's Head
First London coffee house, opened by Pasqua Rosée.  The Telegraph produced a good article about coffee houses in London.
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Sandra Esquilant
Landlady of the Golden Heart pub since 1978 and, in 2002, voted into 80th place in a list of the 100 most powerful figures in contemporary art. See the Telegraph for more.
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This Ruislip website refers to a lost S&P war memorial and gives some historical information, stating "They were well-known wine merchants and railway caterers as well as owning their own resta...
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