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Constance Flower, Baroness Battersea (née de Rothschild; 29 April 1843, Piccadilly, London – 22 November 1931, Overstrand), also known as Lady Battersea, was a society hostess and philanthropist in London who established the Jewish Association for the Protection of Girls, Women and Children (later subsumed by Jewish Care) in 1885 and was prominent in the Temperance movement in the United ...
In 1877 Battersea married Constance, daughter of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, whom he met in 1864 through his friendship with her cousin, Leopold de Rothschild. [13] The marriage was childless. Battersea favoured men: a close friend and possible lover was the psychical researcher Frederic W. H. Myers. [4]
Vagabond (French: Sans toit ni loi, "without roof or law") is a 1985 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda, featuring Sandrine Bonnaire.It tells through flashbacks the story of a vagabond who wanders through the Languedoc-Roussillon wine country one winter, beginning after her body is found.
Gordon’s Wine Bar, which was established in 1990, [1] [2] is thought to be the oldest wine bar in London. [3] The business is currently owned by Wendy Gordon (wife of the late Luis Gordon) and managed by their eldest son, Simon Gordon.
The Falcon. The Falcon is a Grade II listed public house at 2 St John's Hill, Battersea, London. [1]The current Falcon inn was built in the late 19th century as a purpose-built hotel, with a pub on the ground floor, [1] and is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. [2]
Majestic Wine is a British wine retailer based in Watford, England. [1] The company employs more than 1,300 employees nationwide, and operates more than 200 stores across the United Kingdom. [ 2 ]
The Mason's Arms is a pub on Battersea Park Road, Battersea, London SW8, situated opposite Battersea Park Railway Station. It is a Grade II listed building, built in the mid-19th century. [ 1 ] In October 2019 it reopened following a major refurbishment.
Battersea is a large district in southwest London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Charing Cross it also extends along the south bank of the Thames Tideway. It includes the 200-acre (0.81 km 2) Battersea Park.