Finsbury Pavement
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Finsbury Pavement is a street connecting Moorgate with City Road in the London Borough of Islington. This is a short road of approx 100m, with the main highlight being the £1 large vegetable samosa available at Marks and Spencers.
[edit] History
In 1825 George Batty and his wife founded Batty & Co., a condiments manufacturer, at Finsbury Pavement. The company later established a large manufacturing plant in Peckham, which became the first UK manufacturing base of H. J. Heinz Company in 1905.