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The Dog & Bull is a public house in Croydon, England. It is a Grade II listed, 18th-century building with a 19th-century frontage in Surrey Street, on the site of a previous 12th- or 13th-century inn called The Bell. The Dog & Bull was number 24 with an associated yard which was once used as an animal pound when
The Hindoostane Coffee House, opened at 34 George Street, London in 1810, was an Indian restaurant, and the first of its kind in the British Isles. It was founded by Sake Dean Mahomed, a former captain in the British East India Company's Bengal Army. [a] It closed in 1812, when Mahomed became bankrupt. [2] [3]
Upon completion, Saffron Square was the tallest residential tower in Croydon, with 414 private apartments and penthouses, overtaken in 2019 by 101 George Street. [6] Saffron Tower was nominated for the 2016 Carbuncle Cup for the ugliest building of the previous 12 months, [7] but the award went to Lincoln Plaza in Docklands. [8]
St. George's Walk 2015, western part. St George's Walk is a partially covered shopping parade in the centre of Croydon, London that houses many independent stores. It was completed in 1964 by Ronald Ward and Partners, the designers of St George's House, at one end of the walk, and Millbank Tower in Westminster.
Fulham High Street The George, Hammersmith: Belushi's: 1911 28 Hammersmith Broadway Golden Lion, Fulham: c.1820 Fulham High Street Hampshire Hog: 1883 227 King Street The Hop Poles: 1857 II 17–19 King Street Hope and Anchor, Hammersmith ***** 1936 II 20 Macbeth Street. Closed. The King's Head, Fulham: II 4 Fulham High Street, Fulham Laurie ...
Peggy Ashcroft (1907–1991), actress, was born in Croydon, lived in George Street as a child and attended Croydon High School; honoured in the name of the Ashcroft Theatre, part of the Fairfield Halls [165] Lionel Atwill (1885–1946), stage and screen actor, was born in Croydon [166] Robert Barclay (1833–1876), an English Quaker historiographer
Grants of Croydon is an entertainment complex at 14–32 High Street, Croydon, London. Originally built in 1894, Grants became a Grade II listed building in 1990. [ 1 ] In 2000 Grants was re-developed into an entertainment centre.
Coulsdon, south west of Central Croydon, which has retained a good mix of traditional high street shops as well as a large number of restaurants for its size. [41] Croydon is the principal area of the borough, Crystal Palace is an area north of Croydon, which is shared with the London Boroughs of Lambeth , Southwark , Lewisham and Bromley . [ 42 ]