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Brass plaque № 71882

THE GLOBE The Globe is an old and popular pub name and was established during the reign of Charles I. As a symbol the globe has historically been an emblem of Portugal and was used to advertise that Portugese drinks were on sale. The pub is situated on Moorgate, the name of which derived from the barren area of wetlands outside the city wall called Moorfields and the junction of London Wall, which ran along the line of the Roman Wall that once encirled the city. John Keats was born at 85 Moorgate in 1795, his first work was published in 1817 and attracted some favourable attention. He is best known for his poem "An ode to a Nightingdale"

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