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John Rowland Fothergill was born in Kent in 1876, his family originating from Westmorland and Caerleon. [2] He studied at St John's College, Oxford, the Slade School of Fine Art and the London School of Architecture. [3][1] His contemporaries at the Slade included Augustus John and William Rothenstein. [4]
Fothergill: Directed by Claude Whatham. With Robert Hardy, Lynn Farleigh, John Carson, Patrick Newell. John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame, Oxfordshire, with the intent of turning it into the most celebrated Inn in England, catering to the brightest lights in London's literati.
- Claude Whatham
- 1981-01-09
- Drama
- Robert Hardy, Lynn Farleigh, John Carson
Apr 27, 2000 · E.S. Turner. 2868 words. An Innkeeper’s Diary. by John Fothergill. Faber, 278 pp., £23.95, January 2000, 0 571 15014 4. John Fothergill, the high-handed host of the Spreadeagle at Thame between the world wars, described himself in Who’s Who as ‘Pioneer Amateur Innkeeper’. Evelyn Waugh, sending him a copy of Decline and Fall, inscribed ...
- January 27, 2000
Dec 10, 2020 · An innkeeper's diary by Fothergill, John, 1876-1957. Publication date 1987 Topics Spreadeagle (Inn) -- History, Oxfordshire Thame Inns: Spreadeagle (Inn). Management ...
Nov 14, 2023 · Fothergill, John Rowland (1876–1957), innkeeper and author, was born on 27 February 1876 at Kennington, Ashford, Kent, the only son of George Fothergill and his wife, Isabel Eliza (née Crawshay). He had two sisters. His mother died when he was two days old, and George Fothergill subsequently remarried; there was a son by this second marriage.
Feb 23, 2024 · An Innkeeper's Diary by JOHN FOTHERGILL. Publication date 2000 Publisher The Folio Society Collection ... 0.0.16_books-20220331-0.2 Boxid IA41128120 Camera ...
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An Innkeeper’s Diary. If you’re interested in travel and tourism, hotels and inns, then this is a blog for you. Hands up all those who have heard of John Fothergill! Or his book, first published in 1931 by Chatto and Windus: An Innkeeper’s Diary. It’s a classic; and possibly best read while staying at The Spread Eagle in Thame, the ...
