Site of Tilson's bank in 1814 where Jane Austen once stayed
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Site of Tilson's bank in 1814 where Jane Austen once stayed
Image: © Jack Barber Taken: 2 Oct 2009
This is the location of Tilson's bank, in Henrietta Street Covent Garden,where Jane Austen stayed in 1813/1814 when she visited London. Her brother Henry Austen was a partner in the bank at that time. The plaque on the wall was put there in 1999 by the Jane Austen Society and the City of Westminster.
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Image Location
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51.510763
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-0.124474