Horatio Davies
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Lieutenant Colonel Sir Horatio David Davies was a London businessman, politician, magistrate and a driving force behind the establishment of Pimm's as an international brandname.
Davies in 1895.
Pimm's cup
Colwick Hall, which Davies owned for a short while
Wateringbury Place which Davies bought in 1890
Bishopsgate
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Bishopsgate was one of the eastern gates in London's former defensive wall. The gate's name is traditionally attributed to Earconwald, who was Bishop of London in the 7th century. It was first built i
St Erkenwald, Saxon Prince, bishop and saint known as the "Light of London": Bishopsgate is thought to be named after him, and he is understood to have restored the gate
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate lay immediately north of the original Bishopsgate, and of the defensive ditch around London's Wall.
The frontage of Paul Pindar's house on Bishopgate is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Looking south from Norton Folgate down Bishopsgate