McDonald’s Big Mac landed in the UK on November 13, 1974. And where did this seismic event take place? Sexy Powis Street, in Woolwich, south east London, of course.
The company wanted a West End site but took what they could get.
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On opening day, crowds gathered outside the shiny new fast food outlet from across the pond. Inside, they found wooden seats, an ashtray on every table, and some of the cheapest meals-out Brits had ever seen.
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