Syd's coffee stall

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Syd's coffee stall is a food cart which was located on Calvert Avenue, Shoreditch, in the London Borough of Hackney, and operated between 1919 and 2019. It was established by First World War veteran Sydney "Syd" Tothill in a specially built carriage and occupied the same site throughout its life. The carriage eventually received connections to the electricity, gas and water mains and, being unable to move, had kerbs erected around it when the road was resurfaced. Three generations of the Tothill family operated the stall before it closed on 20 December 2019. The owner, Jane Tothill, donated the carriage to the Museum of London.

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