Polonia

Bing had heard of the Polonia restaurant mentioned in the previous post, but not on account of its cuisine. It seems rather that its sign was a worthy example of the sign design of its time. See reference 1.

By the time I got to Google, I had got the spelling right, and while he knows nothing about the place in Grosvenor Gardens, he does tell me about a place in Chesterton Road in Cambridge, not far from where I lived when I was very small. A place to be checked out next time we are in town. See reference 2.

I could also get a selfie outside the branch of Barclay's bank which has replaced the semi-detached house we used to live in, near both Chesterton Road and what used to be called Mitcham's Corner, a (two storey) department store now replaced by the (single storey) Belfast bed superstore. Possibly the same people as the Belfast linen of about the same era. There was also a proper baker, called Maskell's, although I doubt whether we ever used them at that time; that came much later. And knowing Cambridge, probably expensively converted into expensive flats, probably some decades ago now.

Reference 1: https://www.architecture.com/image-library/RIBApix/image-information/poster/polonia-restaurant-27-grosvenor-gardens-belgravia-london-the-restaurant-sign/posterid/RIBA59949.html.

Reference 2: https://www.klubpolonia.co.uk/.