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Queer Heritage · London, Greater London

The Cadogan Hotel (arrest of Oscar Wilde)

Oscar Wilde was arrested in Room 118 on 6 April 1895, an event immortalised in Betjeman's poem 'The Arrest of Oscar Wilde at the Cadogan Hotel'. Royal mistress Lillie Langtry also lived on the site — a double dose of scandal.

StatusDocumented history
Datearrested 6 April 1895
The peopleOscar Wilde, Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas, Robbie Ross, Lillie Langtry
The siteThe Cadogan, 75 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge — Room 118
Coordinates51.49700, -0.15900 (confidence 5/5)

More stories at this spot

  • Lillie Langtry's residence at 21 Pont Street (absorbed into the hotel)

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