4 Erskine Road

Manna vegetarian restaurant, 1972 – Present

History : 

  • [private house]            Mr James Green               1874

Although nos. 2 and 3 Erskine Road are recorded as shops in the 1860s/1870s, no. 4 appears to have been a private house until the 1920s.

  • BOOT REPAIRER           Herman Hulland         1922-45

At one stage Hulland appears to have shared the premises with

  • PIANOFORTE ACTION MANUFACTURERS

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    2013 – no early picture has been found

  • –  Malcolm John & Co.          1930
  •  BOOT REPAIRER           Edgar Hulland            1950-60
  • RESTAURANT                Manna              1972-present

When it first opened – as one of the first vegetarian restaurants in London – Manna had simple wooden tables and benches, and served wholesome but basic vegetarian food.

The basement wine cellar and toilets extend  under no.5.