17/09/2026
One of our favourite regulars shared this image with us yesterday and we’ve all been in love ever since. Taken from The James Gray Collection and dated 1898 you can see The Joker standing pretty. Hell of a lot of memories made since then & hopefully many more to come 🃏
“View from the south, looking along London Road to the Circus. At this period, shortly before its demolition, R Fry & Co., the Mineral Water Manufacturers occupied the building. Beaconsfield Villas was then completely hidden from view by the protruding building. The end houses in London Road were all private houses with gardens and trees in front of them”.