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The Bell, Carter Lane

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From this inn, on 25 October 1598, Richard Quiney wrote a letter to William Shakespeare. This letter, the only one addressed to Shakespeare that has survived, is held by the museum at Strafford. This was also where the United Wards Club was founded.

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The Bell, Carter Lane

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The Bell, Carter Lane

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