Plaque

Mont Blanc restaurant

Inscription

City of Westminster
Site of the Mont Blanc Restaurant where leading writers, including Belloc, Chesterton, Conrad and Galsworthy met regularly in the early years of the 20th century.

Site: Mont Blanc restaurant (1 memorial)

W1, Gerrard Street, 16

Built in 1730.

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Mont Blanc restaurant

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Hilaire Belloc

Poet, essayist and historian. Born France. Catholic. His works include 'Caut...

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G. K. Chesterton

Writer. Born 32 Sheffield Terrace, Campden Hill, as Gilbert Keith Chesterton....

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Joseph Conrad

Novelist, considered one of the greatest writers in English, despite it not b...

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John Galsworthy

Novelist and playwright. Born Kingston Hill, Surrey. Nobel Prize for literatu...

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Mont Blanc restaurant

Opened sometime early in the 20th century by Alphonse Pasquier. Edward Garnet...

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Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

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