tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152950892272252636.post2963065489790526116..comments2024-03-26T14:25:37.365-07:00Comments on Edith's Streets: Pymmes Brook - Tanners EndUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152950892272252636.post-78502701257292699112014-07-19T02:27:39.828-07:002014-07-19T02:27:39.828-07:00A connection is missing from this list to the begi...A connection is missing from this list to the beginnings of the MatchBox toy company whose founders, Leslie and Rodney Smith, started their joint enterprise in the ruins of the Rifleman pub in Union Road, Edmonton in 1947. See http://www.matchboxmemories.com/Lesney%20History/lesney_history.htm for more information.<br /><br />I'm a little surprised the site of the Rifleman (wherever that may be) has no 'blue plaque' given the worldwide cultural significance of the Matchbox brand. MWmartinwinlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522319288554000017noreply@blogger.com