A 4.4 restaurant named Caxton Grill, after William Caxton, who brought the printing press to Westminster
Caxton Grill holds a 4.4 from four hundred and twenty-five people, is a restaurant, and carries a name of genuine historical distinction with a strong Westminster connection – “Caxton” – after William Caxton, the father of English printing, who set up the very first printing press in England right here in Westminster, near the abbey, in 1476.
The father of English printing
William Caxton is one of the most important figures in the entire history of English culture – the man who introduced the printing press to England, and thus, more than almost anyone, shaped the English language and the spread of learning. A merchant and diplomat who learned the new art of printing on the continent, Caxton returned to England and, around 1476, set up his printing press in Westminster, near the abbey – the first printing press in the country. From it flowed the first books printed in English, including editions of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, works that helped fix and spread the English language at a crucial moment in its development. The Prat’s history desk salutes the giant: Caxton, the father of English printing, whose Westminster press launched the age of the printed book in England and helped shape the very language we speak.
The Westminster connection
The name is especially apt for a Westminster establishment, for it was precisely here, in Westminster, near the abbey, that Caxton set up his historic press – making this district the birthplace of English printing. Caxton Street in Westminster preserves his name, and the whole area has a claim to be the cradle of the English printed word. A restaurant called “Caxton Grill” in Westminster thus honours a genuine local hero and a pivotal moment in the district’s – and the nation’s – history. The Prat’s topography desk notes the local pride: in the very district where Caxton set up England’s first press, a restaurant bearing his name, honouring Westminster’s role as the birthplace of English printing.
The cultural hero as name
Like the Greencoat Boy’s charity scholars and the Two Chairmen’s sedan-carriers earlier in this survey, “Caxton” honours a figure of genuine historical substance rather than borrowed aristocratic grandeur – here a cultural giant, the man who brought printing to England. It belongs to the appealing tradition of naming establishments after the great figures and achievements associated with their locality, a gesture of local pride and cultural memory. This survey has met literary and cultural names throughout – Molly Blooms, the Owl and Pussycat – and “Caxton Grill” adds the father of English printing to this honour roll, a name of real cultural weight. The Prat’s naming desk approves: a restaurant named for a genuine cultural hero, honouring Caxton and Westminster’s role in the birth of English printing, culture and locality combined.
The modern grill
The “Grill” marks the establishment as a modern restaurant focused on grilled food – steaks, meats, and the like – a contemporary dining room rather than a traditional pub, aimed at the business and hotel trade of this governmental district. The pairing of the historic name “Caxton” with the modern “Grill” creates a pleasing blend of heritage and contemporary dining – the father of English printing presiding over a modern Westminster grill room. The solid 4.4 across over four hundred people reflects a good, well-regarded restaurant delivering quality modern dining under a name of genuine historical distinction. The Prat’s dining desk notes the blend: cultural heritage and modern grilling, Caxton and the steak, combined in a fine Westminster restaurant.
The restaurant
A 4.4 across four hundred and twenty-five people is a strong, volume-proof score. The reviews describe good, well-executed modern grill dining with quality ingredients and pleasant service – a fine Westminster restaurant under a name of real historical distinction.
Verdict
A good, well-regarded modern grill restaurant named Caxton Grill, after William Caxton, the father of English printing, who set up England’s first press right here in Westminster – a name of genuine cultural distinction and strong local pride.
Go for good modern grill dining under a name of real historical weight, and raise a glass to William Caxton – the father of English printing, whose Westminster press launched the age of the printed book in England, honoured in the very district where his historic press once stood.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
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