Talbot Restaurant Sherd

[squirmelia]

This sherd is from the Talbot Restaurant, which was located at 64 London Wall. Thomas Edward Davies, the proprietor, is listed as being at the address in 1899 and 1902.

The Talbot Restaurant seems to have been popular to have events, such as annual dinners - hockey club annual dinners, cycling club dinners (and dances!), Hunterian Society dinners and talks, Cable Room Reunion, bohemian concerts put on by cricket clubs, a wide range of events!

There was an older pub at this location though - in 1682, the Old White Horse (aka White Horse Inn) was located at 64 London Wall, but the name was later changed to be the Talbot (aka the Talbot Tavern). It later became an O’Neill’s, but then closed in 2011. It eventually reopened as Chilango, selling Mexican food, and in 2022 rebranded as Tortilla.

I went to visit! I doubt burritos were served at the Talbot Restaurant when T.E. Davies was the proprietor though.



Advert for dining hall to be let:
Talbot Restaurant

Some of the events that happened there:
Cable Room Reunion
Hampstead Hockey Club 1968 annual dinner
De Laune Cycling Club 1928 annual dinner
Bywither Cricket Club 1898 Bohemian Concert
Hunterian Society dinner meetings

(You need a permit to search or mudlark on the Thames foreshore.)

Comments

[spiralsheep]

Fun research! I can add that a "Talbot" is a breed of dog and although some pubs, especially Talbot Arms were named after landed gentry, many were named after the hounds:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbot_(dog_breed)

[squirmelia]

Excellent! I didn't know that there was a Talbot dog breed.

At first I thought the sherd was from Port Talbot, but no. It's been interesting to find out about it!