Smile, It may never happen..
Strandman will be drinking tonight at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.
The playwrights William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson were once patrons at the old Mitre Tavern, now No. 37 Fleet Street. Samuel Pepys and Dr Samuel Johnson drank at the Devil's Tavern, at No. I , and Dr Johnson was also a regular of the most famous of Fleet Street's taverns, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. Parts of this building, set on the corner with Wine Office Court, date back to 1667, when the tavern was rebuilt after the Great Fire. It is one of the few pubs in London to have retained the 18th century arrangement of small rooms with fireplaces, tables and benches. Dr Johnson's association with 'the Cheese' made the tavern a place of pilgrimage for many 19th century literary figures including Mark Twain and Charles Dickens.
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Girl on a Train / Website (8.12.06 09:43) I used to like this pub when I lived in London. C'est bien! Went to that horrible pool bar on The Strand a few times for pool competitions. You know, the one underneath the horrible arcade machine place. |
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strandman / Website (11.12.06 09:15) That is a grim pub- where you based now? My favourite is now the Milford Arms.. Strandman |
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RSI (11.12.06 09:33) Havent tried that- I didnt like the Old Bank of England- great building & redecoration but the place had no atmosphere |
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Girl on a Train / Website (14.12.06 12:38) I've left London for the country sights of Hampshire. Some very old pubs around here too! |
