The Queen Mary, Spindler Studio and Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms
Bettys Café Tea Rooms, York My recent post about the David Linley marquetry art panel for the Queen Elizabeth reminded me of Paul Spindler's marquetry panels for the Queen Mary and the Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms story... In 1919, Frederick Belmont, a confectioner by trade, opened the first of his Bettys tea rooms in Harrogate. The blend of Yorkshire hospitality with Swiss culinary precision was a hit and royal patronage soon followed. The tea rooms remain popular today yet have retained the elegance and style of the past. You can still view the Art Nouveau marquetry designs of Yorkshire...
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