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Basil Street looking towards Harrods department store. Basil Street, originally known as North Street, is a street in London's Knightsbridge.It was laid out in the second half of the eighteenth century on land belonging to Lord Cadogan and runs between Sloane Street in the north and the junction of Walton Place and Hans Road in the south.
The Brompton Road building was subsequently demolished, but the rear entrance at the corner of Basil Street and Hoopers Court remains, although converted for use as offices. To ease congestion, it was also decided to provide an additional entrance to the western end of the platforms closer to Harrods.
Harrods Limousine Ltd, the Harrods store applied to the Company Names Tribunal under s.69(1)(b) Companies Act 2006 for a change of name of Harrods Limousine Ltd, which had been registered at Companies House since 14 November 2007. The application went un-defended by the respondent and the adjudicator ordered on 16 January 2009 that Harrods ...
Eve Titus (July 16, 1922 – February 4, 2002) was an American children's writer.She is particularly known for her books featuring the anthropomorphic mice characters Anatole, a heroic and resourceful French mouse, and Basil of Baker Street, a Victorian era mouse private detective who emulates Sherlock Holmes. [1]
The book was reviewed in The Evening Standard by Paul Foot.He praised it as "amazing" and felt that Al-Fayed's life bore comparison with Bower's previous subject, Robert Maxwell, as the "similarities between the two tyrants emerge from every page" but that Al-Fayed "outshone" Maxwell in his hypocrisy and "both used their enormous wealth and power to terrify their employees".
The trade of Harrods continued to increase and by 1868 the shop had sixteen staff and the turnover had increased to £1,000 per week. Harrod concentrated on encouraging wealthy people to visit his store and provided a personalised service for important customers.
Basil and the Lost Colony (1964) Basil leads an expedition in search of the Lost Colony of the Tellmice. Along the way he is being hunted by Ratigan and his gang. Basil and the Cave of Cats (1971) Basil finds a clue that hints at the existence of Pygmy Cats. He and Dawson search for the truth, all the while escaping Professor Ratigan and ...
The BBC returned to the allegations in 2024, following Al Fayed's death the previous year, in a documentary, Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods which was broadcast on BBC Two. [16] This led to reconsideration of the roles Cole, and other senior Harrods' staff, had played in enabling Al Fayed's sexual abuse. [17] [18] [19]