Leather Armchairs: The Chivas Regal Book of London ClubsCassell, 1963 - 194 pages |
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... head . A bottle of port could not cost more than half a crown , with claret at 5s . 6d . a bottle and a dish of coffee or chocolate ' not dearer than at the Smyrna coffe house ' nearby . Foreign newspapers from Holland and Belgium had ...
... head . A bottle of port could not cost more than half a crown , with claret at 5s . 6d . a bottle and a dish of coffee or chocolate ' not dearer than at the Smyrna coffe house ' nearby . Foreign newspapers from Holland and Belgium had ...
Page 29
... head - waiter and the head wine - waiter who were both too old to join up again . In the old days , the staff had to be either regular Army , straight run Navy or R.A.F. unless they had started as page boys . Today , Hughes , the ...
... head - waiter and the head wine - waiter who were both too old to join up again . In the old days , the staff had to be either regular Army , straight run Navy or R.A.F. unless they had started as page boys . Today , Hughes , the ...
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... head of a 12 - pointer ( royal ) stag . Over two hundred private luncheons and dinner parties take place there each year . Adjoining it are a small terrace and smoking room , overlooking the club gardens , and a small library . One of ...
... head of a 12 - pointer ( royal ) stag . Over two hundred private luncheons and dinner parties take place there each year . Adjoining it are a small terrace and smoking room , overlooking the club gardens , and a small library . One of ...
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