Friborg and Treyer were fashionable snuff sellers in the 18th century. Based at 34 Haymarket their clientele included King George IV, the actor David Garrick and all-round dandy Beau Brummell. The Fribourg’s had originally come to England from Switzerland and the claim is that the firm was started in 1720 by P. Fribourg, although the… Continue reading The Strange Tale of Mr Fribourg and Mr Treyer …….. and Mr Fribourg and Mr Pontet
Tag: London
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One Word Sunday
The Affair Of The Brown Dog
Recently I visited Battersea Park for the first time in about fifty years. I can remember being taken as a small child to see the Guinness Clock that once stood in the park and remember that some of the remains of the Festival of Britain were still on view. Having walked towards the river I… Continue reading The Affair Of The Brown Dog
Clerkenwell
Today’s Clerkenwell is popular with creative firms and dotted with smart apartment blocks in converted warehouses. It has many good restaurants and a great street food market held in Exmouth Market. Clerkenwell is quite a large area, running from Pentonville in the north to Smithfield Market in the south. So for this piece, I’m going… Continue reading Clerkenwell
Curve
One Word Sunday
Keep your feet off the table
Six Word Saturday
A tale of two halves
Do you sometimes get that feeling? The one where you know something is just not quite right, but you can’t put your finger on why. It happened to me last week while wandering the streets. I was out doing some research on a project I’ve undertaken, to catalogue all the pubs within the City boundaries… Continue reading A tale of two halves
A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly
Egyptian House 170-173 Piccadilly is one of those functional early 20th century buildings that in the next hundred or so years people will begin to love. It’s a bit of a hybrid, echoes of Georgian and Victorian architecture muddled up with just a glimpse of what was ahead in terms of Art Noveau and Art… Continue reading A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly
Straight
One Word Sunday
I’m going Ten Pin bowling tonight
Six Word Saturday
A LONDON MISCELLANY 