ers ▁in ▁Ho xt on ), ▁s lic ed ▁bread ▁and ▁must ard . ▁ ▁The ▁st all ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁to ▁receive ▁main s ▁electric ity ▁when ▁Syd ▁t apped ▁into ▁a ▁nearby ▁lamp ▁post ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁lamp ▁post ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁replaced ▁but ▁the ▁main s ▁feed ▁to ▁the ▁st all ▁remained , ▁under ▁lic ence ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁council . ▁ ▁Gas ▁and ▁water ▁main ▁supplies ▁were ▁later ▁introduced , ▁replacing ▁the ▁original ▁coal ▁fire ▁and ▁water ▁ch urn . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁st all ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁E bb ▁T ide , ▁being ▁removed ▁to ▁El st ree ▁Studios ▁briefly ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁for ▁film ing . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁rum oured ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁king ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Edward ▁VIII ▁visited ▁the ▁st all ▁in ▁dis gu ise . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁Syd ' s ▁coffee ▁st all ▁received ▁a ▁special ▁lic ence ▁to ▁remain ▁open ▁during ▁the ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁black out ▁to ▁provide ▁refresh ment ▁to ▁Air ▁Ra id ▁Pre ca ution ▁w ard ens ▁and ▁emer gency ▁service ▁personnel . ▁ ▁During ▁The ▁Bl itz ▁a ▁bomb ▁fell ▁on ▁Cal vert ▁Avenue ; ▁the ▁st all ▁was ▁protected ▁from ▁the ▁bl ast ▁by ▁two ▁London ▁bus es ▁which ▁had ▁park ed ▁nearby ▁but ▁Syd ▁T oth ill ' s ▁wife ,