The Coal Hole bronze plaque

London, England, United Kingdom

The Coal Hole The Original Coal Hole was located in a cellar in fountain court a few yards from our present establishment. Its name seems to have derived from the coal heavers who worked nearby on the river thames. Edmund Kean, one of the biggest theatrical stars of his day, founded the wolf club at

the coal hole. The story was that it was established for oppressed husbands who were not allowed to sing in the bath. The reality was an excuse for heavy drinking in the company of loose women Kean c

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