• Welcome to this forum . We are a worldwide group with a common interest in Birmingham and its history. While here, please follow a few simple rules. We ask that you respect other members, thank those who have helped you and please keep your contributions on-topic with the thread.

    We do hope you enjoy your visit. BHF Admin Team

the pitman building

For those interested, some history of the Pitman Restaurant, an early vegetarian restaurant is here:

T

Thread 'Vegetarian Hotel, Restaurant and Health Food Shop on Corporation Street'


Hello

I am came across an interesting thread on here about James Henry Cook - First Health Food Business from over a decade ago. I am researching local history for a project about vegetarian and veganism in Birmingham.

The First Vegetarian Restaurant And Hotel
In the summer of 1898 the first Vegetarian hotel in England, called 'The Pitman Vegetarian Hotel', opened on Corporation Street in Birmingham. It was named after Sir Isaac Pitman, inventor of Pitman short-hand [a...
  • Appreciate
 
I noticed this building in the paper on Saturday and was amazed to see Mahatma Ghandi was supposed to have dined there , the name of the bulding though mentioned in the paper was double barrelled as something and Pitman
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top