The Castle, Farringdon
| The Castle in Farringdon | |
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.jpg) The Castle, Cowcross Street, Farringdon | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 34-35 Cowcross Street |
| Town or city | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Groundbreaking | 1865 |
| Completed | 1867 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | H. Dawson |
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The Castle is a Grade II listed public house at 34-35 Cowcross Street, Smithfield, London.[1]
A public house of this name has existed on this site since at least the 18th century.
Eliza, the wife of Sir John Soane, was born on the same site in 1760.
It was once frequented by King George IV, who issued the landlord with a pawnbroker's licence and handed over his gold watch to obtain some cash after losing money on a cockfight. There is still a pawnbroker's sign on the outside of the pub.
Construction of the current building by the architect H. Dawson started in 1865[2] and it was opened on 21 November 1867.[3]
References
- ^ Historic England. "The Castle public house (1208567)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1998). The Buildings of England. London 4 North. Yale University Press. p. 627. ISBN 9780300096538.
- ^ "The Castle Hotel, Cow-Cross". London City Press. British Newspaper Archive. 23 November 1867. Retrieved 7 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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