Britain’s oldest curry house is at risk of closing just shy of its 100th anniversary due to a dispute over a space barely larger than a box room.Since 1926, Veeraswamy has made its home in Victory House, just a stone’s throw away from Piccadilly Circus. In that time, it has welcomed a number of famous faces through its doors, including Princess Anne, Lord Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan.
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00:00Britain's oldest curry house is at risk of closing after the Crown Estate informed them
00:05they would not be renewing their lease.
00:07Vera Swamy has been told the space needs to be reclaimed for a comprehensive refurbishment
00:12of Victory House.
00:14This will include knocking through the restaurant's entrance area, meaning the business will no
00:18longer be able to operate.
00:20The restaurant opened in 1926 and is just shy of its 100th anniversary.
00:25It may never reach this milestone, with the expired lease to be in June.
00:29Ranjit Mathrani, co-owner of MW Eat who owned Vera Swamy, said the news came out of the
00:35blue and that an alternative solution, such as a different entrance for the restaurant,
00:40is said to not be possible.
00:42If the restaurant is forced out, the space will be converted into offices as part of this
00:47refurbishment.