http://www.bloggle.com/2004/07/coffee-history-series-penny-universities/ A decade of coffee, commentary & inscrutable icons. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:18:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.bloggle.com/2004/07/coffee-history-series-penny-universities/comment-page-1/#comment-47039 deCadmus Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:20:13 +0000 http://www.bloggle.com/wordpress/2004/07/07/coffee-history-series-penny-universities/#comment-47039 I've got some historical references I can cite (if I can find those books!) but it's helpful, perhaps, to recall that coffee was making its first big splash in England in the period, and it was huuugely popular... the population of London, in particular, was obsessed with it. And so it's not unnatural to expect that there were hundreds of hole in the wall establishments that lived died with the fad and fashion of the day, as well as those that matured and became -- eventually -- insurance companies and newspapers and schools. I’ve got some historical references I can cite (if I can find those books!) but it’s helpful, perhaps, to recall that coffee was making its first big splash in England in the period, and it was huuugely popular… the population of London, in particular, was obsessed with it. And so it’s not unnatural to expect that there were hundreds of hole in the wall establishments that lived died with the fad and fashion of the day, as well as those that matured and became — eventually — insurance companies and newspapers and schools.

]]> http://www.bloggle.com/2004/07/coffee-history-series-penny-universities/comment-page-1/#comment-47036 Hans Kalse Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:52:12 +0000 http://www.bloggle.com/wordpress/2004/07/07/coffee-history-series-penny-universities/#comment-47036 I read there were more than 2000 coffeehouses in London in 1700. Isn't that to much? The estimated population of London in that time was about 500.000 Wikipedia gives a number of 551 (seems to precise to me), Dale Pendel a number of 3000 (!). 2000 coffeehouses in 1700 means that there is 1 coffeehouse for every 250 citizens. How did this number of 2000 come about? Are there hard arguments for it? I read there were more than 2000 coffeehouses in London in 1700. Isn’t that to much? The estimated population of London in that time was about 500.000
Wikipedia gives a number of 551 (seems to precise to me), Dale Pendel a number of 3000 (!).
2000 coffeehouses in 1700 means that there is 1 coffeehouse for every 250 citizens.
How did this number of 2000 come about? Are there hard arguments for it?

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