The Rose and Crown - one of Wimbledon's oldest public houses, dating from the early 17th century. It was a starting point for stage coaches to London. The Victorian poets Leigh Hunt and Algernon Swinburne often met here.
SW19, High Street, Wimbledon, Rose and Crown pub
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Rose and Crown, Wimbledon
From Wimbledon Heritage Map: "part 17C, late 18C early 19C public house, not...
Poet. Born Southgate. Named 'James Henry Leigh Hunt' after the Duke of Chando...
Born 7 Chester Street, Chelsea. Poet associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. He ...
This plaque is on the central façade of this horseshoe shaped development of houses. Sudrey Street was previously names Little Suffolk St...
York Way, which runs from King's Cross up to Camden Road, used to be called Maiden (corruption of midden, meaning dung heap) Lane. From ...
The building, named Cannon Hall, was Daphne du Maurier's childhood home. This house and garden are the location for the denouement in th...
Our photograph of the Lorraine Wilson plaque was taken before the foliage started obscuring it.
The Guardian archives hold their article about this plaque being erected, and it contains some good saucy jokes, e.g. Judge: "You are pre...
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