Turner's Old Star
Introduction
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Turner's Old Star
Image: © Marathon Taken: 14 Dec 2021
Turner's Old Star is named after the artist JMW Turner. He inherited two cottages in Wapping and converted them into a tavern and called it 'The Old Star' and installed his mistress, Sophia Booth, as the proprietor. To maintain secrecy during their life together, Turner adopted her surname. As he was fairly short and portly he was known as Puggy Booth.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.505391
Longitude
-0.059563