Cache-Control: public, max-age=1024000 Clubs, Taverns and Coffee-Houses in Georgian London

John Timbs' Clubs, Taverns and Coffee Houses


In 1866 John Timbs published a two-volume work entitled Club Life of London, subtitled With Anecdotes of the Clubs, Coffee-Houses and Taverns of the Metropolis During the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries.

It is a bit of a mixed bag. Some of his anecdotes, such as account of the duel at the Star and Garter are fascinating. Others recall the horror of being seated next to some ancient mariner at a formal dinner from whose tales there is no escape.

The original text is available from Project Gutenberg.

Database Search

Database Search

You might find the database search useful. Try searching for 'Johnson' for instance to find all the places this 'clubbable man' might be found.

Listed by Chapter

To make things a little easier I have divided the books into the individual clubs/coffee-houses/taverns.

Miscellaneous

EARLY POLITICAL CLUBS

ECONOMY OF CLUBS

ORIGIN OF CLUBS

THE TAVERNS OF OLD LONDON

ORIGIN OF TAVERN SIGNS

DESTRUCTION OF TAVERNS BY FIRE

"SALUTATION" TAVERNS

THEATRICAL TAVERNS

EARLY COFFEE-HOUSES

COFFEE-HOUSES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

COFFEE-HOUSE SHARPERS IN 1776

A COFFEE-HOUSE CANARY-BIRD

SALOOP-HOUSES

TAVERN LIFE OF SIR RICHARD STEELE

"KING ALLEN," "THE GOLDEN BALL," and SCROPE DAVIES

Types of Clubs

BLASPHEMOUS CLUBS

CHESS CLUBS

ECCENTRIC CLUBS

FREEMASONS' LODGES

MUG-HOUSE CLUBS

STREET CLUBS

WHIST CLUBS

THE MOHOCKS

Taverns by Location

CLARE MARKET TAVERNS

ISLINGTON TAVERNS

MARYLEBONE AND PADDINGTON TAVERNS

KENSINGTON AND BROMPTON TAVERNS

KNIGHTSBRIDGE TAVERNS

LAMBETH AND VAUXHALL TAVERNS AND GARDENS ETC

PICCADILLY INNS AND TAVERNS

PIMLICO TAVERNS

WHITEBAIT TAVERNS

Clubs

ALMACK'S ASSEMBLY-ROOMS

ALMACK'S CLUB

AN ANGLING CLUB

ANTIQUARIAN CLUBS,—THE NOVIOMAGIANS

ARTHUR'S CLUB

BOODLE'S CLUB

BROOKES'S CLUB

MR. CANNING AT THE CLIFFORD-STREET CLUB

CROCKFORD'S CLUB

DOUGLAS JERROLD'S CLUBS

GOLDSMITH'S CLUBS

JACOBITE CLUB

PRINCE'S CLUB RACQUET COURTS

THE ALFRED CLUB

THE APOLLO CLUB

THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB

THE ATHENÆUM CLUB

THE BEEF-STEAK SOCIETY

THE BLUE-STOCKING CLUB

THE CALVES' HEAD CLUB

THE CARLTON CLUB

THE COCOA-TREE CLUB

THE CONSERVATIVE CLUB

THE COVENTRY, ERECTHEUM AND PARTHENON CLUBS

THE DILETTANTI SOCIETY

THE ECCENTRICS

THE ESSEX HEAD CLUB

THE FOUR-IN-HAND CLUB

THE GARRICK CLUB

THE GUARDS' CLUB

THE IVY-LANE CLUB

THE JUNIOR UNITED SERVICE CLUB

THE KING OF CLUBS

THE KING'S HEAD CLUB

THE KIT-KAT CLUB

THE LITERARY CLUB

MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY SPITALFIELDS

THE MERMAID CLUB

THE OCTOBER CLUB

THE ORIENTAL CLUB

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE CLUB

THE RED LIONS

THE REFORM CLUB

THE ROBIN HOOD

THE ROXBURGHE CLUB DINNERS

THE ROYAL NAVAL CLUB

THE ROYAL ACADEMY CLUB

THE ROYAL SOCIETY CLUB

THE SATURDAY, AND BROTHERS CLUBS

THE SCRIBLERUS CLUB

THE SOCIETY OF PAST OVERSEERS, WESTMINSTER

THE TRAVELLERS' CLUB

THE UNION CLUB

THE UNITED SERVICE CLUB

THE UNIVERSITY CLUB

WATIER'S CLUB

WHITE'S CLUB

THE WITTINAGEMOT OF THE CHAPTER COFFEE-HOUSE

THE WYNDHAM CLUB

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

DON SALTERO'S COFFEE-HOUSE

THE SMYRNA COFFEE-HOUSE

ST JAMES'S COFFEE-HOUSE

THE BRITISH COFFEE-HOUSE

WILL'S 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

TURK'S HEAD COFFEE HOUSE IN CHANGE ALLEY

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 and Gardens

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

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

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

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"

STAR AND GARTER PALL MALL FATAL DUEL

THATCHED-HOUSE TAVERN ST JAMES'S-STREET

"THE RUNNING FOOTMAN" MAY FAIR

COPENHAGEN HOUSE

TOPHAM THE STRONG MAN AND HIS TAVERNS

THE CASTLE TAVERN HOLBORN

RANELAGH GARDENS

CREMORNE TAVERN AND GARDENS

THE MULBERRY GARDEN

THE LONDON TAVERN

THE CLARENDON HOTEL

FREEMASONS' TAVERN GREAT QUEEN-STREET

THE ALBION ALDERSGATE-STREET

ST JAMES'S HALL

THE TZAR OF MUSCOVY'S HEAD TOWER-STREET

ROSE TAVERN TOWER-STREET

THE NAG'S HEAD TAVERN CHEAPSIDE

THE HUMMUMS COVENT GARDEN