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 