▁Islands . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁the ▁firm ▁opened ▁a ▁factory ▁at ▁In gate ▁Place , ▁B atter se a ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁existing ▁de pository . ▁Among st ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁notable ▁contract s ▁were ▁the ▁lin ers ▁R MS ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth , ▁R MS ▁Queen ▁Mary , ▁Theatre ▁Royal ▁Dr ury ▁Lane , ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ' s ▁Theatre , ▁The ▁Dor chester ▁and ▁The ▁May ▁Fair ▁Hot els ▁and ▁the ▁pal aces ▁of ▁two ▁Indian ▁princes , ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁N iz am ▁of ▁Hy der abad ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁of ▁K ash mir . ▁ ▁Having ▁sold ▁their ▁St ▁James ' s ▁Square ▁prem ises ▁to ▁The ▁Dist ill ers ▁Company , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁the ▁Est ate ▁Office ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁French ▁emb ass y ▁building ▁on ▁Ar ling ton ▁Street , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁bo asted ▁further ▁offices ▁in ▁K ens ington , ▁W im ble don , ▁B ourn em outh ▁and ▁B ish ops ▁St ort ford . ▁During ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁the ▁parent ▁company ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Stock ▁Market . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁an ▁inc endi ary ▁bomb ▁hit ▁the ▁P all ▁Mall ▁prem ises ▁and ▁the ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁Tem por ary ▁one - store yed ▁buildings ▁were ▁ere cted ▁on