City of Westminster
Site of the Mont Blanc Restaurant where leading writers, including Belloc, Chesterton, Conrad and Galsworthy met regularly in the early years of the 20th century.
W1, Gerrard Street, 16
Built in 1730.
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Mont Blanc restaurant
Poet, essayist and historian. Born France. Catholic. His works include 'Caut...
Writer. Born 32 Sheffield Terrace, Campden Hill, as Gilbert Keith Chesterton....
Novelist, considered one of the greatest writers in English, despite it not b...
Novelist and playwright. Born Kingston Hill, Surrey. Nobel Prize for literatu...
Opened sometime early in the 20th century by Alphonse Pasquier. Edward Garnet...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mont Blanc restaurant
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...
The Who Shop was established in 1984 and sells a vast variety of 'Whovian' merchandise. It also has a Doctor Who museum. Blue plaques to...
London County Council Sir Hans Sloane, 1660 - 1753, physician, benefactor of the British Museum, lived here, 1695 - 1742.
When Bechet lived here the street was called Southampton Street and he was performing at the Rector’s Club in Tottenham Court Road.
Mill lived at this address, 1837 - 1851, with his mother and sister.
We are tempted to write a letter to the Times ourselves, bemoaning the excessive length of the text on this plaque: "We trust it is not a...
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