London ke purane restaurant Rules ka dining room National Trust ko de diya gaya hai. 35 Maiden Lane par bane building mein original interior hai jo heavy mahogany, brass rail aur Victorian art se bhara hua hai, isko heritage aur nature conservation charity ko bequeath kiya gaya hai. Is restaurant ko London's Covent Garden mein banaya gaya hai, jiska starting 1798 mein oyster house ke tha. Isne London ke recent times mein hospitality business closures ke string ko defy kiya aur 228 saal ke history mein doosron ke alag doosron ke alag the. Teenve teen dono the, restaurateur John "JP" Mayhew ne 1984 mein buy kiya tha aur 2022 mein usne uske general manager Ricky Mc Menemy ko business sell kar diya tha. Lekin, Mayhew ne freehold ko retain kiya tha ki new landlord restaurant ko force na karein ki bahar jayen.
Isi ke saath, interior aur possessions jaise menus, visitor books aur dining building ke andar gaye great aur good ke caricatures, National Trust ko pass kiye gaye hain. Gift ki value se more than 11 million pounds hai aur ye bhi "inalienable" hai, jise National Trust sale nahi kar sakti. National Trust ki director-general Hilary Mc Grady ne kaha ki Rules " quintessentially British " hai aur " outstanding piece of living history " jis corners mein kings dine karte the aur writers aur politicians plot karte the.
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