
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Fish and Chips. Tommyfield, home of the first British fried chip. The first chips were fried in Oldham around 1860 from which the origins of Fish and Chip shops and the "Fast Food" industries can be traced. Recorded plaque organisation: Oldham Council.
The British fried chip originated in Oldham around 1860, marking the beginning of fish and chip shops and contributing to the development of fast food industries.
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