In the 19th century there was an extensive general market for butchers' meat and provisions, in a part of Somers Town, called the Brill. It was described as an "imposing palace of gin and bitters". Note Brill Place still exists.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Brill
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Somers Town Mural
This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...
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Swan Wharf & Swan Inn
In the 19th century Swan Wharf was the site of a brewery and public house 'Swan Inn', destroyed by fire in 1871. The image, an 1878 photo by William Reid, shows the tower of All Saints behind. Th...
1 memorial
The George Pub, Fleet Street
Founded in 1723 as a coffee house, became Georges Hotel in 1830 and then a public house as it is today. Current building is late Victorian.
1 memorial
LEO - Lyons Electronic Office
The world's first business computer was built and operated by J. Lyons & Co. The LEO website provides: In October 1947, the directors of J. Lyons & Company, a British catering company famo...
1 memorial
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1 memorial
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