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HOLBORN RESTAURANT 1874
Holborn Restaurant 1874, lead, 68mm. dia., obv. group of figures standing at entrance "Holborn" above and in exergue "Restraunt Estd. 1874", rev. couples dancing on large ballroom floor, below "presented by the proprietors" and engraved with recipients name " To C.J.Shoppee Esqr. Sept. 29th 1894". EF
The proprietors of The Holborn Restaurant commissioned a brochure to promote the various dining and meeting areas available for private hire. Founded in 1874, the restaurant 'held a unique position in London's social life' adding a 'spice of poetry to the dull prose of every day life'. This brochure states that the King's Hall could accommodate 500 diners and be cleared for dancing in 20 minutes. The Venetian Hall, with tables joined in a circuit around the room, is described as 'the home of Golf, Hockey and Tennis Clubs holding Annual Reunions'. Alfred Henry Jones, the son-in-law of the restaurant owner, donated a brochure to the Museum of London. Alfred was a waiter at The Holborn Restaurant from about 1907 to 1955, when the restaurant was demolished.
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