The Plough - Museum Street, London, UK - Pictorial Pub Signs on Waymarking.com

There is a mostly interesting read on the sign at the corner of the building that is partially covered by flowers. It is about the history of the area and reads:

"The pub dates to the late Victorian era and was much frequented by
writers and artists before the war, when it was known as 'The
Baby's Bottom', perhaps because it was once painted pink xxx
originally a Taylor Walker brewery pub (the original company was
founded in 1730 but its name was established in xxx

It lies on Museum Street, originally called Peter Street xxx
being altered soon after the establishment of the xxx
formerly Montague House built in xxx

The area of Bloomsbury was developed by the Russell family in the
17th and 18th centuries into a fashionable residential area. The main
development of the squares that we see today started in xxx
when Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford removed Bedford House
and developed the land to the north with Russell Square as its
centrepiece.

Historically, Bloomsbury is associated with the arts, education and
medicine. The area gives its name to the Bloosbury Group, the
most celebrated of whom was Virginia Wolfe, the group met in
private homes in the area in the early 1900's. Other groups, such as
the Bloomsbury Gang of Whigs, formed here in 1765 by John
Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a
group of artists and writers, was also founded here in John Milais' parent's house on Gower Street in 1848.

Other well known residents included the novelist Charles Dickens who lived at 14 Great Russell Street; Charles Darwin, the naturalist
and scientist who lived at 12 Upper Gower Street; George du
Maurier, the artist and writer, lived at 91 (formerly 46) Great Russell
Street; and JM Barrie, the playwright and novelist who lived in
Guilford Street and Grenville Street when he first moved to London
and is where the Darling Family in Peter Pan live".

An "xxx" indicates missing letters or words.

Date of first pub on site: 1730 Name of Artist: Not listed Date of current sign: Not listed

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