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
From: the Devere Society: "1598 October - In the only letter ever discovered ...
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Frederick Craufurd Goodenough
Chairman of Barclays Bank, Ltd., chairman of the London Bankers Clearing House. With a group of friends founded Goodenough College. Born Calcutta, died in London.
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Mohamed Al-Fayed
Shop-keeper. Born Egypt. Arrived in London in the 70s and added the aristocratic "al" prefix to his name. He owned Harrods, the Paris Ritz and Fulham Football Club. The drunk chauffeur of the ca...
2 memorials
First pub outside Ireland to have bottled Guinness
The Tipperary pub, Fleet Street, was the first pub outside Ireland to have bottled Guinness and later draft.
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