The second in a series taken from a selection postcards produced in the 1950s.
I like this one, it is of the Ronda Room in Martinez Spanish Restaurant on Swallow Street off Piccadilly in London.
The restaurant opened in 1923, survived the death of its owner in 1951 and continued for another three decades.
I was drawn to it by the unabashed claims for its warmth and brightness, but know I would never have been able to afford to eat there, which is all to the good because as it was a haunt of the Spanish dictator Franco I rather think I would have avoided it.
That said there is a fascinating article on the place well worth a read.*
Location; London
Picture; the Martinez Spanish Restaurant, London, circa 1950 from the collection of Andrew Simpson
*Interesting bits and bobs from my research into the connections between Britain and Spain during the long nineteenth century
OF COCKTAIL SAUCE AND KINGS, OR, LONDON’S FIRST SPANISH RESTAURANT (PROBABLY)
April 25, 2014 · by Kirsty, in Anglo-Spanish. ·
https://hispanicbritain.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/martinez-spanish-restaurant/
The restaurant opened in 1923, survived the death of its owner in 1951 and continued for another three decades.
I was drawn to it by the unabashed claims for its warmth and brightness, but know I would never have been able to afford to eat there, which is all to the good because as it was a haunt of the Spanish dictator Franco I rather think I would have avoided it.
Location; London
Picture; the Martinez Spanish Restaurant, London, circa 1950 from the collection of Andrew Simpson
*Interesting bits and bobs from my research into the connections between Britain and Spain during the long nineteenth century
OF COCKTAIL SAUCE AND KINGS, OR, LONDON’S FIRST SPANISH RESTAURANT (PROBABLY)
April 25, 2014 · by Kirsty, in Anglo-Spanish. ·
https://hispanicbritain.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/martinez-spanish-restaurant/
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