Public House in Beckenham, Kent. David Bowie performed here in the early days of his career. It was renamed as the 'Rat and Parrot' in the late 1990s. It later returned to its original name, shortly before being converted into Zizzi's Restaurant. The photograph shows the original Bowie plaque.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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The Three Tuns
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Granddaughter of Richard Welford (1817-1858) who founded and ran Warwick Farm Dairies. Annie Frances Welford was born on 18 March 1871 the fifth of the six children of John Welford (1844-1924) and...
Family business that survived until the 1970s. This photograph was taken in 1932.
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