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 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 ...
Wikipedia explains: "According to John Stow, in 1370, the Brabant weaver community was ordered by the Mayor to meet in the churchyard of ...
This garden used to have a low wall along the boundary with the pavement and the plaque was mounted on that. But, 2012, we noticed that ...
Erected by the inhabitants of South Norwood to commemorate the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stanley of Cumberlow, South Norwood, ...
Displayed in the window is a splendid collection of royal commemoration mugs.
AMDG stands for “Ad maiorem Dei gloriam”, the Latin motto of the Catholic Jesuits, meaning "For the greater glory of God"
We are not certain of the identification.
We 'discovered' this lost plaque while researching Sir Frederick Hopkins. From: “Whatever is Under the Earth the Geological Society of L...
Only here from April-May 2015 these stones were effectively advertising the campaign to re-erect the Arch. Brought to our attention by ...
2017: Our colleague, Alan Patient, informs us that this plaque has gone.
There is one of these signs at each entrance to this subway, where Strummer used to busk. The subway itself contains an ex-shop which McH...
