Joseph Cottle claret plaque

This claret commemorative plaque records: On this corner site from 1791 - 1798 Joseph Cottle (1770 - 1853) bookseller, publisher and poet. The first effective publisher of the poems of Coleridge, Southey, Lamb and Wordsworth (some of whose works were written here)

Joseph Cottle was a bookseller, publisher, and poet who played a crucial role in publishing early works by prominent Romantic poets including Coleridge, Southey, Lamb, and Wordsworth. His contributions were instrumental in disseminating the foundational texts of the Romantic movement.