A DICKENS RESTAURANT
Another link with Dickens has been severed by the dosing of the restaurant at Ludgate Hill Station which has servea generations of journalists and» city workers for three-quarters of a century. Ludgate Hill Station was closed nine years ago when electric traction was substituted for steam working, but the restaurant remained open until the end of last week. The restaurant was first opened in 1863, and attracted the attention of Charles Dickens as one of the first places in the country at which the railway traveller could provide himself with “wholesome food decently served.” He wrote an article about it entitled “Genii of the Cave,” which appeared in “All the Year Round” in 1867.
Philatelic Awards At the philatelic exhibition held for the New South Wales anniversary celebrations, several New Zealanders gained awards. Among the winners of silver medals was Mr R. J. G. Collins, contributor' of-stamy-articles to “The Press Junior."
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22371, 7 April 1938, Page 1 (Supplement)
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154A DICKENS RESTAURANT Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22371, 7 April 1938, Page 1 (Supplement)
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