A place that hides
from prying eyes
Tickets are free,
if you know the cue
Red meets with green,
the lantern glows
The hinge may creak,
old glass may bulge
Secrets still float
from retired cups
What’s your pleasure,
past or present?
The Jamaica Wine House, St. Michael’s Alley, Cornhill, London
Photo by: c.b.w. 2006
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Special Note: The Jamaica Wine House was originally London’s first coffeehouse, which opened in 1652. Call the “The Jampot” by locals, this is a place steeped in history as the arrival of coffee changed Europe in surprising ways. This history of coffee in England is actually quite fascinating and is worth exploring: English Coffehouses.
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c.b.w. 2014
C.B. Wentworth 
How interesting. If those walls could talk!
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Oh the things they would say! Philosophers, merchants, politicians, activists, etc all had a say over a cup of hot brew! 🙂
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How many of your regular readers would instantly associate the words ‘England’ and ‘coffee’? 🙂
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Interesting! Have never been here. Lovely shot and poem.
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I stumbled upon it while out on a walk. It’s amazing what we find when we decide to wander. 🙂
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🙂
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