17 Princess Road: The One-Legged Goose

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 2013 Italian Restaurant

History:

  • HOUSE DECORATOR     Frederick Brook 1861-71 
  • HAM & BEEF DEALER   James Tennant   1875

Ham and beef dealers were the forerunners of today’s delicatessens. They sold cold cooked ham and beef, usually sliced, and supplied pubs and restaurants. Some also sold eggs and bacon.

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Froops, 1972

  •  PAINTERS Sims & Buck 1881
  • “    James Sims 1889-1901
  • “     John Sims   1905
  • HOUSE DECORATORS  Sims & Sons  1910
  • CONFECTIONER  George Brennan  1929-35
  • “   Percy Brennan  1940
  • ”   Mrs Alice Brennan 1945
  • “   G.A. Brennan 1950
  • “   B. Starke    1955-60
  • “   Pullen & Bowles 1965
  •  RESTAURANT Froops 1969/70- early ‘80s
  • ”   The One-Legged Goose 1986
  • ”   Veggia Zena (Genoese) 1996-2005
  • ”   La Superba (Piemontese) 2005
  • ”   La Collina (Piemontese)   2006
17 Princess Road

The One-Legged Goose, 1985