The Rose and Crown - one of Wimbledon's oldest public houses, dating from the early 17th century. It was a starting point for stage coaches to London. The Victorian poets Leigh Hunt and Algernon Swinburne often met here.
SW19, High Street, Wimbledon, Rose and Crown pub
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Rose and Crown, Wimbledon
From Wimbledon Heritage Map: "part 17C, late 18C Â early 19C public house, not...
Poet. Born Southgate. Named 'James Henry Leigh Hunt' after the Duke of Chando...
Born 7 Chester Street, Chelsea. Poet associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. He ...
In the photograph of the current building the plaque is behind the portico.
We visited this site on a sunny Sunday morning - a short bike ride in reality but more like hundreds of miles to a quiet Italian town: th...
The wreath was designed and carved by Eric Gill in 1922. The section below the wreath was added after WW2, and was inscribed by William...
In our photo the Memorial Hall foundation stone is on the corner of the red brick wall, the copper beech plaque is on the pebble-dashed p...
The spelling of "honor" is not a mistake on our part.
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