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The restaurant was founded by Margot Boyce-White in 1971 when the relocation of London's fruit and vegetable market to New Covent Garden caused the area to be redeveloped. The premises in Neal Street had formerly been used as a banana warehouse. The business changed hands in 1977 and was owned by Vanessa Garrett, daughter of the couple John and ...
"Flicker Alley" plaque in Cecil Court. Cecil Court was an important focus of the early British cinema industry, with over forty entries to be found in the database of the study of the film business in London, 1894–1914, organised by the AHRB Centre for British Film and Television Studies, searchable online as part of the London Project. [6]
There were five Belgo restaurants: Belgo Centraal (Covent Garden), Belgo Holborn, Belgo Kings Cross, Belgo Nottingham and Belgo Bromley; [1] following closures announced in July 2020. The chain was noted for its 1990s design and architecture , including kitchens viewable by customers entering the Centraal restaurant, and waiters and waitresses ...
Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. [1] It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, itself known as "Covent Garden". [2]
In 1927 Boulestin moved to Southampton Street, Covent Garden, opening the eponymous Restaurant Boulestin on the site of the old Sherry's Restaurant. [1] The new location featured circus-theme murals by Laboureur and the French artist Marie Laurencin and fabrics by Raoul Dufy. Cecil Beaton called it "the prettiest restaurant in London".
Location of Button's Coffee House in Covent Garden (top right, marked with a coffee cup) Button's Coffee House was an 18th-century coffeehouse in London, England. It was situated in Russell Street, Covent Garden, between the City and Westminster. [1]
Kay Bhothinard and Peter Field knew their home was in need of some TLC. But they didn't know it would end up on PBS's "This Old House."
Foyles, a trading name of Waterstones Booksellers Limited [1] (formerly W & G Foyle Ltd.), is a bookseller with a chain of seven stores in England. [2] It is best known for its flagship store in Charing Cross Road , London.