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3 unusual facts about Walter Gilbey


Walter Gilbey

On the outbreak of the Crimean War, Walter Gilbey and his younger brother, Alfred, volunteered for civilian service at the front, and were employed at a convalescent hospital on the Dardanelles.

Backed by capital obtained through Henry Gilbey, they accordingly opened in 1857 a small retail business in a basement in Oxford Street, London.

In 1867 the three brothers secured the old Pantheon theatre and concert hall in Oxford Street for their headquarters.



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