The Pickwick Bicycle Club was founded here on 22 June 1870. At that first meeting, it was decided that the Downs Hotel should be the general rendezvous for bi-weekly excursions on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Closed in 2007, now residential.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Downs Hotel
Commemorated ati
Pickwick Bicycle Club
Hackney Citizen 25 June 2014 gives the history of the club and explains "A co...
Other Subjects
W. H. Fowler
Director of the Brilliant Sign Company in 1938.
1 memorial
Sir John Morden
Born in London. He amassed a fortune in Turkey, and when returning to Britain he joined the East India Company. The near loss of three of his ships prompted him to help merchants who were experienc...
1 memorial
Rawthmell's Coffee House
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 Zi...
1 memorial
White Horse pub
Pubwiki have a good page on this pub. A tavern has existed here since at least 1690. Known as the White Horse from at least 1745. Rebuilt c.1868-70 and again 1927-8. Closed and was demolished in 20...
1 memorial
Pope’s Head Tavern
From British History: "...'Pope's Head', mentioned as early as the reign of Edward IV. Here, in the reign of Henry VI., wine was sold at a penny a pint, without charge for bread."
1 memorial