Tuesday 12 January 2010

Story so far??

I have compiled a time line of events which has some gaps & assuptions which I need your help in filling in / correcting. Also I am interested in your memoroies & stories & intersting facts...... please drop me a line if you can help :-)



The Kardomah coffee story

The time line so far....

1845 - The Kardomah Coffee Company founded in liverpool

1910c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Swansea

1915c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in London 186 Piccadilly

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in London 25 Cheapside

1920c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Birmingham

1925c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Hull

1928c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Paris

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Manchester Memorial Hall in Albert Square

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Cardiff

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Manchester ??? Street

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Southport Lord Street

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Preston ??? Street

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Nottingham King Street

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Leeds ??? Street

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Newport ??? Street

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Preston ??? Street

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Derby ??? Street

1929c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Chester ??? Street

1930c - The Kardomah Gang forms made up of the various artists, musicians, poets and other writers, which frequented the Kardomah Café on Swansea's High Street, most famous member Dylan Thomas.

1945c - Kardomah celebrates its centinery

1947c - Brief Encounter uses a Kardomah Cafe to facilitate this bitter sweet love story.

1950c - A Kardomah Cafe opens in Liverpool Stanley Street

1960c - The Beatles meet Brian Epstine at the "Kardomah"

1981c - The Cherry Boys release a single called "Kardomah Cafe"

1984c - The Kardomah Cafe opens in Sydney

1998c - The Band "Kardomah" from South Wales is formed and Releases their first album

2008c - The Film Edge of love released about Dylan Thomas starring Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley

5 comments:

  1. Kardomah Cafe Commercial Street Newport

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  2. Thanks Henry, do you remember what year your memories of the Newport Cafe were?

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  3. The Cardiff Kardomah Cafe opened as early as 1902 when it shared premises with the Liverpool China & India Tea Co Ltd, most likely the parent company, this was at 14 Queen Street till about 1930 when it moved to 38 Queen St, it was there till 1967 when it closed due to a bit of scandal mongering by the Echo. Peter Finch tells the story in his poem beautifully. There was also a branch at 111 Bute St through much of the same period. The 14 Queen St premises are now a branch of Mac Donalds. Al C

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  4. The Kardomah Café actually opened in Swansea in 1889 at 232 High Street. The Kardomah Café Co, purchased the premises in Castle Street in 1908 for the sum of £6,000. The café in High Street I believe closed in 1910.

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  5. Kardomah at 25 Cheapside in London appears on the newly published 1921 census

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