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J. Lyons & Co. (880 words) |
 | From modest beginnings as supplier of catering to the Newcastle Exhibition (UK), in 1887, the new firm rapidly expanded to become the first food empire which, at its height, was the largest in Europe. |
| After the war many city centres were redeveloped and Lyons took advantage of building new hotels culminating in the magnificent Tower Hotel at London's St Katherine's Dock alongside the Tower of London. |
| The high level of borrowing, mainly from American investors, to pay for the aggressive expansion programme severely impacted on the profit and loss account, because of the punitive level of world-wide interests rates which prevailed throughout 1974. |
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Martello tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1980 words) |
| The third tower in Quebec was demolished in the 1900s after being used as a residence, and the fourth surviving Martello Tower in Quebec is located on the north side of the Upper City. |
| Two of Kingston's towers, Murney Tower and the tower at Point Frederick (at the Royal Military College of Canada) are maintained as museums which are open during the summer. |
| The tower at Seapoint, County Dublin, is the headquarters of the Genealogical Society of Ireland. |
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