The First Health Food Store in the UK plaque

The public map records this plaque for The First Health Food Store in the UK. Its recorded inscription reads: 1898-1998/THIS PLAQUE WAS PRESENTED BY/INSTITUTE OF HEALTH FOOD RETAILING/ON THE/11 FEB 1998/TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY/OF THE OPENING IN THIS BUILDING/OF THE FIRST/HEALTH FOOD STORE/IN THE/UNITED KINGDOM/AND TO HONOUR ITS ORIGINATOR/JAMES HENRY COOK

James Henry Cook opened the first health food store in the United Kingdom in 1898, pioneering the retail of health-oriented foods and contributing to the growth of the health food movement in Britain.