Babington's tea room

The women decided to invest their savings (100 pounds) by opening a tea and reading room in the capital for the Anglo-Saxon community.

Babington's tea room was an immediate success, both because Italy was the destination of the Grand Tour for the English and because it was part of a Rome that celebrated the Jubilee and the silver wedding of the royals Umberto and Margherita.

These buildings are the original stables of the 18th century palazzo designed by Francesco De Sanctis, architect of the Spanish Steps.

Despite the anti-English policy of Mussolini, throughout the fascist period and even during the Second World War, Babington's remained open, with its very clear sign in English and solid bronze characters on a Roman travertine plaque.

[10] Babington's survived two World Wars, the advent of fast food and various economic crises, to become a Roman institution and tourist attraction.