Bridge Magazine - Part 1

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film were made in Hyde Park in 1889 by William
Friese Greene, a British inventor.
11. First red telephone box
Beneath the entrance arch at the Royal
Academy is the 1929 prototype red telephone
box, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s triumphant entry
into a Royal Fine Art Commission competition.
12. First coFFee house
London’s first coffee house opened in 1652 in
Cornhill. The proprietor was Pasqua Rosée, a
servant of Daniel Edwards who imported coffee.
13. First daily newspaper
The first London daily newspaper originated
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on Fleet Street in 1702. The Daily Courant was
published by Edward Mallet, surviving until 1735.
14. mozart composes First symphony
Mozart was eight when he first came to London
to perform. 180 Ebury Street marks the spot
where he composed his first symphony in 1764.
15. First public loo
The first on-street convenience was a “gents” at
95 Fleet Street, which opened in February 1852.
16. First tea shop
In 1702, Thomas Twining opened a tea shop on the
Strand when tea was first imported to England,
whereupon it became all the rage in high society.
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London FACTS
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17. First logo
The tube’s world-famous logo, the “roundel”, first
appeared in 1908.
18. First tube escalator
In 1911, the first moving staircase was
demonstrated at Earl’s Court station. There were
two escalators which linked the Piccadilly Line
platforms with those of the District Line.
19. First sandwich
The first record of the word “sandwich” appeared
in author Edward Gibbon’s journal in 1762.
Gibbon recorded his surprise at seeing the
noblemen at The Cocoa Tree, Pall Mall, supping on
sandwiches and strong punch.
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