TQ3281 : Plaque of The First London Coffee House off Cornhill
taken 2 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England
Plaque of The First London Coffee House off Cornhill
This plaque is located on the wall of the Jamaica Wine House pub in St Michael's Alley off Cornhill, its postcode being EC3V 9DS. It has the following wording:
HERE STOOD
THE FIRST LONDON
COFFEE HOUSE
AT THE SIGN OF
PASQUA ROSEE'S HEAD
1652
These sculptures, above the portico of the Bank of England, were the work of Sir Charles Wheeler - part of a set depicting 'Creators and Guardians of Wealth' - for Sir Herbert Baker's reconstruction of the Bank edifice between the World Wars.