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St. James Tavern, London

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Operator: Stonegate (formerly Ei Group)
45 Great Windmill Street, Soho, London, W1D 7NE (View on Google Map)
(020) 7437 5009
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  • Historic Interior

Licensed 1733 and rebuilt in 1897 to the design of prolific pub architect William Brutton at a cost of £4,860. Still retains some etched glass, and tiled paintings by Doulton’s of Lambeth representing Shakespearean scenes, with two others showing hops and a vine. Now a busy establishment with a mixture of shoppers, theatre-goers, and tourists; with a younger clientele likely in the late evenings.

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Previous Names
Local Authority
Westminster
Last updated
Last surveyed
Leasehold owner
Stonegate
Freehold owner
Akzo Nobel Cif Nominees Ltd
Pub ID
WLD/16227
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

Notable for a splendid set of tiled paintings - four Doulton's of Lambeth tiled panels with Shakespearean scenes and two others depicting hops and a vine. An error seems to have been introduced into one of the former: the words quoted from 'Henry IV Part 2' are not spoken by Bardolph but by Silence (one of the justices). 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' is represented by a suitably corpulent Falstaff sporting a set of antlers. A dashing Prince Henry addresses Falstaff in the third scene, from 'Henry IV Part 1. In the fourth, the court jester Touchstone woos the goat-girl Audrey from 'As You Like It': interestingly, apart from exchanging stripey apparel for a red outfit, the figure is the same as the jester at the Feuars Arms, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
 

General information about historic pub interiors

Rebuilt 1896/7 to designs by architect W.M. Brutton.

It has a splendid set of tiled paintings - four Doulton's of Lambeth tiled panels with Shakespearean scenes and two others depicting hops and a vine. An error seems to have been introduced into one of the former: the words quoted from 'Henry IV Part 2' are not spoken by Bardolph but by Silence (one of the justices). 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' is represented by a suitably corpulent Falstaff sporting a set of antlers. A dashing Prince Henry addresses Falstaff in the third scene, from 'Henry IV Part 1. In the fourth, the court jester Touchstone woos the goat-girl Audrey from 'As You Like It': interestingly, apart from exchanging stripy apparel for a red outfit, the figure is the same as the jester at the Feuars Arms, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Other magnificent displays of tiled paintings can be found at Café Royal, Edinburgh, Scotland; Mountain Daisy, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear; General Havelock, Hastings, East Sussex; Central Bar, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland; Rose Villa Tavern, Hockley, Birmingham; Dolphin, Hackney, London E8; and Golden Cross, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales.

General information about historic pub interiors
Monday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
11:00am - Midnight
Saturday
11:00am - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 10:30pm
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Fuller's - London Pride TasteMatch Prediction

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Fuller's - London Pride Session Bitter • 4.1%
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Fuller's - London Pride

This beer is served regularly at St. James Tavern, London.

ABV 4.1%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

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Sharp's Doom Bar Pump Clip-1
Sharp's - Doom Bar Session Bitter • 4%
Sharp's Doom Bar Pump Clip-1
Sharp's - Doom Bar

This beer is served regularly at St. James Tavern, London.

ABV 4%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

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Nearby Station (700m)
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Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (100m)
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