the last lyons corner house closed in 1977.
the last lyons corner house closed in 1977.
when did the last lyons corner house close?
1977
mrs slocombe is very vain about her age, once claiming to be "only 46" and another time claiming to be in her 30s. however, in the episode "fifty years on", the staff determine that she was born in the 1920s (they also determine that she is 50), and in "founders day" mr lucas announces her year of birth as 1926. in "the junior", captain peacock threatens to reveal that she worked at lyons as a nippy, possibly implying that she was at least in her late teens during world war ii, although lyons corner houses existed until 1977, so she could have worked there later.
mrs. slocombe
lyons obtained a license to use the wimpy brand in the united kingdom from edward gold's chicago based wimpy grills inc. and, in 1954, the first "wimpy bar" lyons was established at the lyons corner house in coventry street, london. originally, the bar was a special fast food section within traditional corner house restaurants, but the success soon led to the establishment of separate wimpy restaurants serving only hamburger-based meals.
wimpy (restaurant)