George Orwell, author, 1903 - 1950, drank here!
Wheatsheaf Heritage
W1, Rathbone Place, 25, The Wheatsheaf Public House
The pair of them drank individually at several pubs in the area. Whether they quaffed here together at the same time is not known for sure, but no doubt the conversation would have been fascinating.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Orwell - The Wheatsheaf
George Orwell was born in Bengal as Eric Arthur Blair, his father was a Briti...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
George Orwell - The Wheatsheaf
Public house popular with London's Bohemian set in the 1930s, as were all the...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
George Orwell - The Wheatsheaf
The Library Time Machine has a good post on St Mary Abbots itself.
Unveiled about 18 months after the nearby Seacole statue, this memorial was planned and financed at the same time. Chelsea Pensioners and...
LCC Lord Palmerston (1784 - 1865) Prime Minister, born here.
That's what we like, a plaque that doesn't waffle, short and to the point.
See the Wandsworth chapel for the truth of the 1573 claim.
First installed on Marylebone Road, vandalism caused this bust to be removed in 2017, cleaned and reinstalled in this foyer in 2019.
