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Katherine Wheel (Islington)
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Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Terry Foreman • Link
Catherine wheel or breaking wheel, an instrument of torturous execution originally associated with Saint Catherine of Alexandria and her veneration was used as their sign by many inns and taverns across Europe/
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San Diego Sarah • Link
"Thence Sir W. Pen and I to Islington and there drank at the Katherine Wheele, ..."
"... our grand Tour in the evening, and made it ten at night before we got home, only drink at the doore at Islington at the Katherine Wheel, and so home ..."
So this Katherine Wheel was what we would call a pub, nice enough to be frequented by upper class travelers.