See our extensive range of expert advice to help you care for and protect historic places. It's clientele comprised clerks, shop assistants, workmen, civil servants and the metropolitan intelligentsia. Mary Quant introduced the miniskirt, models such as Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton were international fashion models and style icons and the Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who were among the mainstays of the music scene. Lyons also included the weather forecast to ensure goods carried by their "fresh produce" delivery vans were not wasted in large quantities. Unique And Stylish Things To Buy . In 1909 the first Corner House on Coventry Street was opened, and a new age of elegant public dining for the masses began. Material documenting Rothholz's work for J Lyons & Co's restaurant and catering businesses, namely Grill & Cheese, Bacon & Egg, Restful Tray and Chicken Fayre restaurants, and Frood frozen foods (an early form of ready meals). It was the forerunner of some 250 white and gold fronted teashops which occupied prominent positions in many of London's high streets and suburban towns and cities; corner sites with two entrances were preferred. Lyons corner house hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy Discuss this menu. A pleasant personality was judged more important atLyons than good looks and it seems there were a lot of men lookingout for a pleasant personality. [16][17] Google chairman Eric Schmidt called this "the world's first office computer", built in 1951. Our website works best with the latest version of the browsers below, unfortunately your browser is not supported. Lyons set out to supply decent food and non-alcoholic drinks at reasonable prices, in a pleasant atmosphere quite a revolutionary idea at the time. The ground floor, food hall was mainly for selling of meats, wines, cheeses, chocolates, flowers and so much more, to tempt the Londoners palette. The 1920s - also known as the Roaring Twenties - was a time of celebration and experiment in Britain. 0 comments. J. Lyons and Co - Trocadero and Corner Houses - Interwar London Lyons teashops were slightly more up market than their ABC (Aerated Bread Company) competitors. Comment. The next day he is to become a militiaman at the Armys headquarters in Aldershot. Vita-Sun Caf, Lyons' Corner House London 1920s. By the 1930s Lyons Corner House were a household name. [11] The management and stock control systems needed in the ROFs, in respect of control of raw materials and "perishable" finished products, were somewhat similar to those used in the catering business; and J. Lyons was ideally suited to this task. Cookies help us deliver our services. 1 b/w photo of 'M Alexandre Douharet, chef at the Cumberland Hotel', and 3 b/w photographs of a 'Lyons Nippy' waitress.
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