Lyons Popular Cafe BL18609

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THE POPULAR CAFE, Piccadilly, London. Restaurant interior from the entrance with tables set and ready for customers. The start of a new restaurant venture for Lyons, the Popular Cafe opened to the public on 10 October 1904 with seating for 2000. This is where the band leader Victor Sylvester started his career by providng musical accompaniment for the diners every afternoon. It closed in July 1939 at the outset of the second world war. Photographed by Bedford Lemere for J Lyons & Co a few days before the grand opening
Copyright © Historic England
Media ID 1344490
Date: 2nd October 1904
Source: English Heritage Images
Job Title: Photographer
Credit: Historic England Archive
Image Size: 4829 x 3900 Pixels
Filesize is 9.82MB
Version 2 is 6.48MB
Associated Categories: -45
Associated Categories: Bedford Lemere Collection (1860s-1944)
Associated Categories: More Lost London
Associated Categories: Entertainment
Associated Categories: Eating out
Keywords: edwardian, leisure, recreation, table