Jane Austen stayed here
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Jane Austen stayed here
Image: © Jack Barber Taken: 2 Oct 2009
Henry Austen, Jane's brother, was a partner in Tilson's Bank which was at this location in Henrietta Street at Covent Garden. Jane Austen and their niece, Fanny Knight, visited him in the March of 1814 and stayed here. Jane wrote to her sister, Cassandra, from here.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.510763
Longitude
-0.124474