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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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Algernon Charles Swinburne
poet · (1837-1909)
Leigh Hunt
essayist and poet · (1784-1859)
The Rose and Crown, Wimbledon
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