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Algernon Charles Swinburne, Leigh Hunt, and The Rose and Crown, Wimbledon blue plaque
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Algernon Charles Swinburne, Leigh Hunt, and The Rose and Crown, Wimbledon blue plaque

Algernon Charles Swinburne · Poet

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“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.”

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1837-1909

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The Rose and Crown, High Street, SW19

SW19

London Borough of Merton

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People & Places Honored

  • Algernon Charles Swinburne

    poet · (1837-1909)

  • Leigh Hunt

    essayist and poet · (1784-1859)

  • The Rose and Crown, Wimbledon

    public house

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