In the early 1890s, shortly after George Dole sewed his first Pearly suit he was on his daily journey up to Covent Garden to buy his fruit and veg to sell, and passing the entrance to Great Ormond Street Hospital he decided to take a minor detour and find out about the work of this children's hospital and ever since that day the Pearlies of St.Pancras have raised fun and funds for this shiny pearl hidden within the streets of London.
