posted 11-20-2007 04:42 PM
LondonAce Cafe London
Ace Corner
North Circular Road
Stonebridge
London
NW10 7UD
Tel +44(0)20 8961 1000
www.ace-cafe-london.com
The Ace Cafe was built in 1938 as a roadside cafe to cater for traffic using the then new North Circular Road. In World War II, the building was badly damaged and subsequently rebuilt in 1949. It was a state-of-the-art cafe and one of the first to use neon signage. With its proximity to Britain’s new and fast arterial road network, and staying open 24 hours, the cafe soon attracted hoards of young motorcyclists who were bored and searching for their own identity. They found it at the Ace, together with the ‘devils’ music – rock'n'roll. Now it is also a car guy hangout.