John Fothergill (innkeeper)

Fothergill bought a large Tudor oak table for £25 that was installed in the dining room at Warren's home, Lewes House.

[3] In 1922, Fothergill bought the Spread Eagle Hotel in Thame and turned it into a success through the decade before it closed in 1931.

[3] Under Fothergill's and his wife Kate's management, the Spread Eagle because a destination restaurant, attracting patrons from Oxford, London, and beyond, unusual in England in the 1920s and 1930s.

[6] He gravitated around the Bright Young Things group, in the meaning that this crowd attended the venues managed by Fothergill.

Although written during World War Two and the height of rationing, John Fothergill's Cookery Book (1943) is a treasure trove of creative recipes grounded in his understanding and appreciation of English culinary heritage.

The recipe involved spreading a short-crust pastry with raspberry jam, a layer of lemon curd, and a topping of whipped cream.

[8] Fothergill was a close friend of Robbie Ross and Reginald Turner, and met Oscar Wilde aged 19.