Plaque

Dylan Thomas - The Wheatsheaf

Inscription

Dylan Thomas, poet, 1914 - 1953, drank here!
Wheatsheaf Heritage

Site: George Orwell and Dylan Thomas (2 memorials)

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

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Dylan Thomas - The Wheatsheaf

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Dylan Thomas

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Wheatsheaf pub

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George Orwell - The Wheatsheaf

George Orwell - The Wheatsheaf

George Orwell, author, 1903 - 1950, drank here! Wheatsheaf Heritage

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