MARLBOROUGH'S Polly restaurant was named after Polly Peacham from the Beggars' Opera, this information was obtained directly from the two women involved, Janet McCloud one of the original Suffragettes and Jean Leith Hay who set up and ran the Polly restaurant for many years before retiring.
I would like to add that I think restoring the two floors above the Polly is a great idea and one I thought would never happen.
R DICKENS
Marlborough
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