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Harry Ramsden (1888-1963) was the founder of a worldwide restaurant chain dedicated to traditional British-style fish and chips. Harry started the business in 1928 in a wooden hut in White Cross in Guiseley near Leeds. Three years later he moved into a 'fish and chip palace', complete with fitted carpets, oak paneled walls and chandeliers. The original hut still stands on the same site adjacent to the main restaurant, which holds the Guinness World Record for the largest fish and chip shop in the world, seating 250 people, serving nearly a million customers a year. Based in the UK, the business has over 170 owned and franchised outlets internationally, and serves around 10 million people annually. It has locations in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.  |
