Bust

Robert Devereux bust

Erection date: 1676

Inscription

{Inscribed on the scrolled plinth:}
This is Devereux Court, 1676. 

Site: Robert Devereux bust (1 memorial)

WC2, Devereux Court

This bust was brought to our attention by Discovering London, where its claim to carry the oldest inscription in London is debunked.  The bust is at third floor level in a narrow passage - don't know how we missed it.

The building was erected in 1676 and soon became the Grecian Coffee House which it remained until about 1842.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Robert Devereux bust

Subjects commemorated i

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

Born in Essex House.  He was the son of Queen Elizabeth's Essex, and the last...

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