This building was used as a hotel, 'The Pilgrim' until about 1930. It was demolished following WW2 bomb damage. The photo shows the east side and Byron's window was on the first floor, fourth from the left.
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Albergo del Pellegrino
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Byron in Bologna
The creators of this plaque have copied the two paragraphs from the original ...
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Great Exhibition
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Lloyds TSB Group
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