83 Regent’s Park Road: The Retsina Tavern

2013 Children’s Clothes Shop

History:

  • HABERDASHER        Mrs Mary Camp  1868

A ‘Cow-keeper’ of the same name was registered at no. 75 Regent’s Park Road until about 1865 – perhaps the same woman?

  • JUVENILE OUTFITTER  Cornelius Grimes 1875

By 1880 he was at 136.

  • WATCHMAKER         Ernest Lippold  1880-9083 Regent's Park Rd 1972
  • ”  Mrs Hannah Lippold 1895-1900
  • CONFECTIONER       Mrs Emily Mansfield 1905-30
  • WARDROBE DEALER  Mrs I.E. Bennett 1935
  • FISHMONGER          Sydney Lewis 1940
  • A.B. Lane  1950-55
  • DINING ROOMS E.E. & A.S.Wilson &
  • ”   John Kamenou 1960-65
  • ”   Andreas Sparsi  1972

The original of the photo reveals chairs stacked on tables, ice-cream cones in the window, and an Alsatian looking out of the glass door. A man is working on the roof.

 The shop is remembered as ‘Andy’s taverna’, selling Marine Ices.

  • CAFÉ   1970-75
  • GREEK RESTAURANT  Retsina Taverna      1980-2004

This was run by Greek Cypriots.83 Regent's Park Rd 1983

[closed for enovation]  2005

  •  WOMEN’S CLOTHES Studio 8 2005-?
  • CHILDREN’S CLOTHES Fara 2013 IMGP3444