Plaque

Pasqua Rosee's Head

Inscription

Here stood the first London coffee house at the sign of the Pasqua Rosee's Head, 1652.

This probably isn't a City of London plaque - though blue and oblong, the proportions are wrong, the style is different and its anonymous.

Site: Pasqua Rosee's Head (1 memorial)

EC3, St Michael's Alley, Jamaica Wine House

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Pasqua Rosee's Head

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Pasqua Rosée

Manservant brought to London from Ottoman Smyrna by his employer, Daniel Edwa...

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Pasqua Rosee's Head

First London coffee house, opened by Pasqua Rosée.  The Telegraph produced a ...

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Pasqua Rosee's Head

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Corporation of the City of London

The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...

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