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Regency (H)Not Spots: Whitechapel Mount

By Anne | February 22, 2021 - 6:49 am |March 9, 2021 Regency Hot Spots

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London Signs and Inscriptions, 1897 The mysterious mount had a storied history that by the end of the Georgian era made it a popular place Continue →

Regency Health and Medicine: Laystalls and London Sanitation

By Anne | February 20, 2021 - 7:25 am |March 11, 2021 Regency Health and Medicine

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I struggled a bit with what category to place laystalls under, but ultimately decided sanitation was a health category…and laystalls were definitely not a “hot” Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: The Finish

By Anne | February 8, 2021 - 6:59 am |February 20, 2021 Regency Hot Spots

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From Grose (1823): The Finish was “a small coffee-house (in great repute to see a bit of life, in 1796) in Covent Garden market, opposite Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: The Piazza

By Anne | January 6, 2021 - 7:14 am |January 21, 2021 Regency Hot Spots

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The Piazza Coffeehouse in Covent Garden, in the northeastern angle of the larger Covent Garden Piazza, was a popular location for dining especially being handy Continue →