Thame in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

John Fothergill (1876-1957)

John Fothergill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stephen Palmer, September 23, 2023

1. John Fothergill Marker

Inscription.
Pioneer Amateur Innkeeper,
Author, Wit and Raconteur lived and worked here
1922-1932

Erected by The Spread Eagle Hotel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 51° 44.813′ N, 0° 58.669′ W. Marker is in Thame, England, in Oxfordshire. Marker is on Cornmarket, on the right when traveling south. Plaque is on the front of the Spread Eagle Hotel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16-17 Cornmarket, Thame, England OX9 2BW, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. James Figg (1684-1734) (within shouting distance of this marker); Group Captain Frank H Kirby (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); W.B. Yeats (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Lieutenant Alfred John Lester (approx. 19 kilometers away); All Hallows Graveyard (approx. 19 kilometers away); Thomas Bennett (approx. 19 kilometers away); Judge Sir William Blackstone (approx. 19.3 kilometers away); St Mary-le-More Church (approx. 19.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thame.

Also see . . . John Fothergill, The Spread Eagle and Mavrodaphne Trifle

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. <blockquote>Excerpt: Fothergill had an extremely idiosyncratic idea of what being a host entailed – he could be perfectly beastly to people he felt weren’t right for his establishment. An article in Vanity Fair explained, “John Fothergill, the celebrated landlord of the Spread Eagle Inn in the Oxfordshire town of Thame (pronounced “Tame”), would sometimes add an unspecified charge of a few pounds to the bill. If any of his guests queried it, they would be gruffly told that it was “Face Money”.

"Face Money" was charged to those who weren't beautiful... (Submitted on September 24, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.)

Photographed By Stephen Palmer, September 23, 2023

2. John Fothergill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.