First London coffee house, opened by Pasqua Rosée. The Telegraph produced a good article about .
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Pasqua Rosee's Head
Commemorated ati
Pasqua Rosee's Head
This probably isn't a City of London plaque - though blue and oblong, the pro...
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The Establishment Club
Peter Cook said this was modelled on "those wonderful Berlin cabarets which did so much to stop the rise of Hitler and prevent the outbreak of the Second World War". Lenny Bruce, Barry Humphries, ...
Bella Burge
Bella was married to boxer (and bank robber, see OldTimeMusicHall) Dick Burge. Â They took on the lease of the Surrey Chapel, an ex-chapel which had become a boxing ring in 1910. Â Renamed "The Ring"...
Royal Victoria Dock
The Royal Victoria Dock was opened in 1855 and is the first and largest of the three Royal Docks, the other two being Royal Albert Dock (opened 1880) and King George V Dock (1921). The whole area i...
Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Smith
Born Scotland.   Emigrated to Canada in 1838 to work with the Hudson's Bay Company.  He worked his way up the company and entered politics, made his fortune and was knighted in 1886.  Died  28 Gros...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Canada
London Tea History Association
Founded to record and commemorate over 335 years of the World’s tea trade in London. Feb 2018 City Matters reported that "a statue recognising the City’s pivotal position in the tea trade planned ...
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