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Sam Morris (1917–1991) was a
Sam Morris (1917–1991) was a British
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businessman who in the mid-1980s bought the Royal Agricultural Hall
The Business Design Centre is a Grade II listed building located between Upper Street and Liverpool Road in the district of Islington in London, England. It was opened in 1862, originally named the Agricultural Hall and from 1884 the Royal Agri ...
in Islington, London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, and turned it into the Business Design Centre
The Business Design Centre is a Grade II listed building located between Upper Street and Liverpool Road in the district of Islington in London, England. It was opened in 1862, originally named the Agricultural Hall and from 1884 the Royal Ag ...
(BDC).
Morris is remembered by a bust on the upper level of the BDC near the main entrance and a charitable trust run by his sons.
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1917 births 1991 deaths 20th-century British businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-1910s-stub