2, Fleet Street. Demolished 1787. Full title was the Devil and St Dunstan, the sign being the Devil's nose being tweaked by pincers wielded by the saint. It appears in a Hogarth illustration. The dramatist Ben Jonson established the Apollo Club here, named after a room in the pub. A bust of Jonson and a plaque carrying a verse used to be mounted over the door of this room. These items, apparently, still exist in Child's Bank which is now on the site.
Members of the Apollo Club included: Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith and Dr. Samuel Johnson.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Devil Tavern
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Devil Tavern
Site of the Devil Tavern, demolished 1787. The Corporation of the City of Lo...
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R. Mackay
Chairman of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society in 1900.
1 memorial
Spitalfields Market Community Trust
Company information:Â Registered office address 65 Brushfield Street, E1 6AA. Company type: Private company limited by guarantee without share capital. Incorporated on 15 January 1990. Company statu...
1 memorial
Royal Society of Arts
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee House. They carried on meeting in coffee houses and taverns but as the society grew they needed more space. Shipley rented ...
18 memorials
2 memorials
Richard R. Wale
Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Bostall Estate in 1900 and was Chairman of the building committee for the Abbey Wood branch in 1912.
2 memorials
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