Braxton's Coffee House (1702) at no.24 Henrietta Street became Rawthmell's Coffee House in 1715 and later moved to no.25, where the (R)SA first met.
The image shows the painting by Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976) titled: 'The First Meeting of the Society of Arts at Rawthmell's Coffee House, 22 March 1754'.
Photo credit: Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. .
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Rawthmell's Coffee House
This plaque commemorates the tercentenary of Shipley's birth and the site of ...
Wealthy banker. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Banker. Born 43 Lothbury, London. Died at home, 2 Carlton Gardens.
Retailer. Originally established as the Royal Arsenal Supply Association, by twenty workers from the Royal Arsenal. It was renamed in 1872, and expanded from just being a food retailer, into a vast...
There is evidence of a 'Miller's Hotel' on the site in the early 1800s which was renamed in 1836. It was purchased by Rosa Lewis, who expanded it by combining four buildings into one. During both t...
It derives its name from the fact that It was King Charles II’s private road to Kew and wasn’t opened to the general public until 1830. Mary Quant opened her shop ‘Bazaar’ here in 1955. Along with ...
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