Park Vista, Greenwich


St Paul’s Cathedral
First brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus in 1493, from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, pineapples remained a rare delicacy for centuries and hence became a symbol of wealth and hospitality. In the 18th century, a pineapple cost the equivalent of £5,000 today. John Rose, gardener to the Earl of Essex, presented ‘the first pineapple raised in England’ to King Charles II in 1661. They were grown in greenhouses – rare due to the expense of making glass.
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Pineapples



Park Row, Greenwich
St Joseph’s, Old Street
Lambeth Bridge


De Beauvoir Square


Middle Temple
Piccadilly Circus

Old Queen Street


St James’s Palace


Clarence House
Queen Street, Mayfair
Curzon Street, Mayfair


Suffolk Street


South Street, Mayfair
National Gallery
You can find some interesting notes on pineapples here.
Soho Square


S Audley Street, Mayfair


Frith Street, Soho
Pineapple Pub, Kentish Town