West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]
… by both patrician society and a vigorous and often obscene popular culture that was evident in the pubs and brothels of Covent Garden. The West End created centres of male association, particularly the gentleman's club, the coffee house and the … located in pubs, sites of curiosity, print shops, coffeehouses and brothels. The patent theatres in Drury Lane and Covent Garden were patrician but also plebeian spaces. The early modern West End became a place that shaped the public …
Aristocracy | Consumption | Clubs | Elite | Gambling | Gender | Opera
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