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A counting house, or counting room, was traditionally an office in which the financial books of a business were kept. [1] It was also the place that the business received appointments and correspondence relating to demands for payment. [2] Originating in Italy, the counting house was a central feature of commerce in the high Middle Ages and ...
Haughley House, formerly known as the “Tumbledown Poor House”, is a remnant of two houses as an end of terrace and the only remaining row of the south side of the market place. The Angel Inn and the Crown Inn faced directly into the market, which had at least 40 stall placements of around 15 feet (4.6 m) square.
In 1974, a new guidebook was released in its modern form, solely a restaurant and hotel guide titled, 'Great Britain and Ireland.' [1] As of the 2024 guide, there are 165 restaurants in England (including Greater London) with a Michelin-star rating, a rating system used by the Michelin Guide to grade restaurants based on their quality.
At one time it was used as John Hancock's counting house. Long Wharf was once filled with this kind of building, but this is the only one remaining; [8] it is the wharf's oldest surviving structure. [5] The building was renovated in 1973 by Anderson Notter Associates. [8] It is currently a Chart House seafood restaurant.
Bonapartes Restaurant, on Kirkgate, was the subject of the first-ever episode of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares in 2004. After the show aired, the restaurant's owner Sue Ray threatened to take legal action against Ramsay, Channel 4 and the programme makers, Optomen , after claiming that the show put her £400,000 in debt.
Cornhill Street is the address of the "Scrooge and Marley" counting house, the employer of Bob Cratchit, in Charles Dicken's 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol. Contemporary Cornhill [ edit ]
English: The Counting House, Tring The 'Counting House', a Grade II listed building, is one of a number of examples in Tring of the work of architect William Huckvale(1848-1936), although in this case an adaptation of earlier buildings rather than an entirely new construction. Formerly the Rothschild Estate Office, it was used for the day to ...
Sharrow Bay Country House was a hotel and restaurant located on the eastern shore of Ullswater near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England. The hotel is associated with the creation of the sticky toffee pudding. [1] On 23 September 2020 Sharrow Bay officially announced it had gone into administration.