In this court in the 18th century stood the Fountain Tavern where the political opponents of Sir Robert Walpole met using the title of the Fountain Club, also the Coal Hole, the meeting place of the Wolf Club of which about 1826 Edmund Kean was a leading member.
WC2, Strand, Savoy Buildings
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Fountain Tavern
Here the political opponents of Sir Robert Walpole met, using the title of th...
First Prime Minister of Great Britain. An early political victim of satire, ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Fountain Tavern
Tommy Cooper, 1921 - 1984, comedian, lived here 1955 - 1984. English Heritage
We've not seen wet slate plaques look so bad before. Perhaps this is some slate-imitation, which can't cope with rain.
Constance Spry, 1886 - 1960, designer in flowers, worked here 1934 - 1960. English Heritage
Patel lived in the house 1912-14 while studying at the Middle Temple.
We take this opportunity to thank the posties of London: not only do they do a great job delivering our letters but, on occasion, unwitti...
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