Club Life of London, Vol. 2 (of 2) / With Anecdotes of the Clubs, Coffee-Houses and Taverns of the Metropolis During the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
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WITH ANECDOTES OF THE CLUBS, COFFEE-HOUSES AND TAVERNS OF THE METROPOLIS DURING THE 17th, 18th, AND 19th CENTURIES.
By JOHN TIMBS, F.S.A.
IN TWO VOLUMES.—VOL. II.
LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty. 1866.
PRINTED BY JOHN EDWARD TAYLOR, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS.
The Lion's Head, at Button's Coffee-House.
CLUB LIFE OF LONDON.
John Timbs
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CLUB LIFE OF LONDON
CONTENTS.
Coffee-houses.
EARLY COFFEE-HOUSES.
GARRAWAY'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
JONATHAN'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
RAINBOW COFFEE-HOUSE.
NANDO'S COFFEE-HOUSE
DICK'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
THE "LLOYD'S" OF THE TIME OF CHARLES II.
LLOYD'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
THE JERUSALEM COFFEE-HOUSE,
BAKER'S COFFEE-HOUSE,
COFFEE-HOUSES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
COFFEE-HOUSE SHARPERS IN 1776.
DON SALTERO'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
SALOOP-HOUSES.
THE SMYRNA COFFEE-HOUSE,
ST. JAMES'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
THE BRITISH COFFEE-HOUSE,
BUTTON'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
DEAN SWIFT AT BUTTON'S.
TOM'S COFFEE-HOUSE,
THE BEDFORD COFFEE-HOUSE, IN COVENT GARDEN.
MACKLIN'S COFFEE-HOUSE ORATORY.
TOM KING'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
PIAZZA COFFEE-HOUSE.
THE CHAPTER COFFEE-HOUSE.
CHILD'S COFFEE-HOUSE,
LONDON COFFEE-HOUSE.
SQUIRE'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
SLAUGHTER'S COFFEE-HOUSE.
WILL'S AND SERLE'S COFFEE-HOUSES.
THE GRECIAN COFFEE-HOUSE,
GEORGE'S COFFEE-HOUSE,
THE PERCY COFFEE-HOUSE,
PEELE'S COFFEE-HOUSE,
Taverns.
THE TAVERNS OF OLD LONDON.
THE BEAR AT THE BRIDGE FOOT.
MERMAID TAVERNS.
THE BOAR'S HEAD TAVERN.
THREE CRANES IN THE VINTRY.
LONDON STONE TAVERN.
THE ROBIN HOOD.
PONTACK'S, ABCHURCH LANE.
POPE'S HEAD TAVERN.
THE OLD SWAN, THAMES-STREET,
COCK TAVERN, THREADNEEDLE-STREET.
CROWN TAVERN, THREADNEEDLE-STREET.
THE KING'S HEAD TAVERN, IN THE POULTRY.
THE MITRE, IN WOOD STREET,
THE SALUTATION AND CAT TAVERN,
"SALUTATION" TAVERNS.
QUEEN'S ARMS, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
DOLLY'S, PATERNOSTER ROW.
ALDERSGATE TAVERNS.
"THE MOURNING CROWN."
JERUSALEM TAVERNS, CLERKENWELL.
WHITE HART TAVERN, BISHOPSGATE WITHOUT.
THE MITRE, IN FENCHURCH STREET,
THE KING'S HEAD, FENCHURCH STREET.
THE ELEPHANT, FENCHURCH STREET.
THE AFRICAN, ST. MICHAEL'S ALLEY.
THE GRAVE MAURICE TAVERN.
MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY, SPITALFIELDS.
GLOBE TAVERN, FLEET-STREET.
THE DEVIL TAVERN.
THE YOUNG DEVIL TAVERN.
COCK TAVERN, FLEET-STREET.
THE HERCULES' PILLARS TAVERNS.
HOLE-IN-THE-WALL TAVERNS.
THE MITRE, IN FLEET-STREET.
SHIP TAVERN, TEMPLE BAR.
THE PALSGRAVE HEAD, TEMPLE BAR.
HEYCOCK'S, TEMPLE BAR,
THE CROWN AND ANCHOR, STRAND.
THE CANARY-HOUSE, IN THE STRAND.
THE FOUNTAIN TAVERN,
TAVERN LIFE OF SIR RICHARD STEELE.
CLARE MARKET TAVERNS.
THE CRAVEN HEAD, DRURY LANE.
THE COCK TAVERN, IN BOW-STREET.
THE QUEEN'S HEAD, BOW-STREET.
THE SHAKSPEARE TAVERN.
SHUTER, AND HIS TAVERN-PLACES.
THE ROSE TAVERN, COVENT GARDEN.
EVANS'S, COVENT GARDEN.
THE FLEECE, COVENT GARDEN.
THE BEDFORD HEAD, COVENT GARDEN.
THE SALUTATION, TAVISTOCK STREET.
THE CONSTITUTION TAVERN, COVENT GARDEN.
THE CIDER CELLAR.
OFFLEY'S, HENRIETTA-STREET.
THE RUMMER TAVERN.
SPRING GARDEN TAVERNS.
"HEAVEN" AND "HELL" TAVERNS, WESTMINSTER.
"BELLAMY'S KITCHEN."
A COFFEE-HOUSE CANARY-BIRD.
THATCHED-HOUSE TAVERN, ST. JAMES'S-STREET.
"THE RUNNING FOOTMAN," MAY FAIR.
PICCADILLY INNS AND TAVERNS.
ISLINGTON TAVERNS.
COPENHAGEN HOUSE.
TOPHAM, THE STRONG MAN, AND HIS TAVERNS.
THE CASTLE TAVERN, HOLBORN.
MARYLEBONE AND PADDINGTON TAVERNS.
KENSINGTON AND BROMPTON TAVERNS.
KNIGHTSBRIDGE TAVERNS.
RANELAGH GARDENS.
CREMORNE TAVERN AND GARDENS.
THE MULBERRY GARDEN,
PIMLICO TAVERNS.
LAMBETH,—VAUXHALL TAVERNS AND GARDENS, ETC.
FREEMASONS' LODGES.
WHITEBAIT TAVERNS.
THE LONDON TAVERN,
THE CLARENDON HOTEL.
FREEMASONS' TAVERN, GREAT QUEEN-STREET.
THE ALBION, ALDERSGATE-STREET.
ST. JAMES'S HALL.
THEATRICAL TAVERNS.
APPENDIX.
BEEFSTEAK SOCIETY.
WHITE'S CLUB.
THE ROYAL ACADEMY CLUB.
DESTRUCTION OF TAVERNS BY FIRE.
THE TZAR OF MUSCOVY'S HEAD, TOWER-STREET.
ROSE TAVERN, TOWER-STREET.
THE NAG'S HEAD TAVERN, CHEAPSIDE.
THE HUMMUMS, COVENT GARDEN.
ORIGIN OF TAVERN SIGNS.
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