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About Louis Marchesi
- Erminio William Louis Marchesi (19 January 1898 – 10 December 1968) founded the Round_Table_(club), an international fellowship and community charitable organisation for young men. His mother was born in England to Irish parents and his father was Swiss.
- Marchesi was a young member of the Rotary Club in Norwich when he listened to the radio and heard the then Prince of Wales challenge the young men of Britain to "sit round a table (Round Table) adopt an idea, adapt it and improve it" (the motto is Adopt, Adapt, Improve).
- He conceived a club which could support younger businessmen; an idea he suggested to the membership in 1926.
- The first Round Table - "Norwich Round Table No.
- 1" was formed at Suckling House, Norwich on 14 March 1927, with Marchesi as Secretary and other young Rotarians among its officers.
- To prevent 'Round Table' becoming an old persons club the founders initiated a retirement age of 31 March following the 40th birthday.
- He served in the forces in both the First and Second World Wars.
- He was married with one son Peter. The following phrases are attributed to him: "There are things we must do" "There are things we can do" "And there are things we should do"Marchesi died at his residence in Norwich on 10 December 1968.
- and is buried in Earlham Road Cemetery, Norwich.
- A memorial service was held in Westminster Cathedral the following year. A public house in the city's Tombland area, previously called The Waggon and Horses, was renamed The Louis Marchesi in 1976.
- The pub closed in 2005 and was later re-opened as a café bar.
- In August 2017, the pub reopened once again under the name The Louis Marchesi.
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