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Rosa Lewis (née Ovenden; 1867–1952) was an English cook and owner of The Cavendish Hotel in London, located at the intersection of Jermyn Street and Duke Street, St. James. [1]
This connection, and Rosa’s life, formed the outline of the popular 1970s BBC TV series ‘The Duchess of Duke Street’. Cavendish calling. After marrying butler Chiney Lewis in 1893, the couple moved to Eaton Terrace and, in 1902, purchased the already fashionable Cavendish hotel.
26 paź 1978 · The Duchess of Jermyn Street: The Life and Good Times of Rosa Lewis of the Cavendish Hotel. Paperback – October 26, 1978. by Daphne Fielding (Author) 4.3 25 ratings. See all formats and editions.
Rosa Lewis may not be a household name, but her life was commemorated in a 1970s BBC television series called The Duchess of Duke Street. A blue plaque next to the Jermyn Street entrance of the Cavendish honours the memory of this rags to riches heroine.
The 1970s BBC series The Duchess of Duke Street was a fictional adaptation with elements taken from the hotel, Rosa Lewis and her husband's story.
25 maj 2023 · If you were a TV viewer in the 1970s you might well have come across Rosa Lewis, the chef and hotelier who ran The Cavendish Hotel on Jermyn Street for fifty years. Her life inspired a popular BBC drama, ‘The Duchess of Duke Street’, which started in 1976 and ran for two series.
The Duchess of Jermyn Street; the life and good times of Rosa Lewis of the Cavendish Hotel by Fielding, Daphne Vivian, 1904-
