Wheeler's The Ivy, London, 1950s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) By 1917 coffee houses were

By 1917 coffee houses were booming in England

A quart of Roederer champagne was eight shillings and a glass of sarsaparilla cost sixpence

The Quirinale has played host to Royalty and world leaders in its 150+ year history

Dunlop was founded in 1889 in Dublin

the current British monarch

Wheeler's The Ivy, London, 1950s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) By 1917 coffee houses wereThe Ivy, one of London's most celebrated restaurants, began life in 1916 as an unlicensed caf selling food but soon got a dash of glamour when owner Abel Glandellini joined forces with maitre d'Hotel Mario Gallati. It quickly became a favorite of the theatre crowd, attracting Marlene Dietrich, Laurence Olivier and Dame Nellie Melba among others. The Ivy's fortunes waxed and waned but its boom years came around again in the 1990s when Hollywood stars