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Very Famous London Pubs
This section will detail those Very Famous London Inns that all tourists should not miss . Valiant efforts to experience these gems will be well rewarded as these embody the very essence of English & London history....they are indeed priceless museum pieces in their own right.More information is available about the history & directions to these great london pubs.
The George Inn
(Southwark)..a haunt of the famous playwright William Shakespeare. One of the last galleried Inns in London. An old coaching inn.
The Prospect of Whitby
(Wapping)..a smugglers pub right on the Thames . A place of famous villains of the past.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
(Fleet Steet) .... This has a real olde worlde feeling ...a haunt of Charles Dickens & Dr Samuel Johnson.
John Snow Pub
(Soho).. John Snow was famous for discovering the source of cholera. He noticed that local brewery workers escaped the disease..they drank beer not water!
The Blackfriar
...built on the site of Blackfriar's Monastery
The Sherlock Holmes
(Northumberland Street)..The famous detective himself !
Cittie of Yorke Pub
(Holborn)...There has been a pub here since the 1400s
The Dove
(Hammersmith)..beautiful riverside pub. J. Thomson ( Rule Britannia) died here.
Ye Olde Mitre Tavern ( Ely Court).. established 1546 Just 3 rooms ! Dr Johnson's Local Pub.
The Jerusalem Tavern (Britton Street, Clerkenwell Tube: Farringdon )
Named after the Priory of St. John of Jerusalem which founded in 1140.The Tavern has occupied several sites in the area since the 14th century and the current building dates from 1720. It is one of the finest pubs in London. Voted 2009 Town Pub of the Year by the Good Pub Guide
The French House,(49 Dean St Soho Tube: Tottenham Court Rd ),famous for its wartime links with De Gaulle & The French Resistance, famous as one of Soho's most iconic pubs, famous for its clientele of theatre folk & royalty, famous for no Music,TV or Mobiles hence famous for just drinking & talking!
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