Restaurant’s 200-year-old treasures on offer ahead of a reopening next year
Restaurant enthusiasts are being offered the chance to own a piece of history, as the 200-year-old Simpson’s in the Strand puts its silver carving trolleys under the hammer.
The restaurant, once the favoured haunt of Arthur Conan-Doyle and Charles Dickens, is auctioning thousands of items from across the restaurant, including 19th century Waterford crystal chandeliers, fireplaces, Wedgewood crockery and grand pianos.
The establishment, which has been closed since the start of the pandemic, will also be selling off its silver carving trolleys that are seen as almost as much of an institution as the restaurant itself.
Simpson’s in the Strand had initially been known as the Grand Divin chess club and coffee house when it opened in 1828, but in 1848 it struck a deal with caterer John Simpson.