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The Black Friar

A wedge shaped Art Nouveau pub near Blackfriars station, decorated with bronze reliefs and marble mosaics depicting jolly monks.

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The Black Friar, a wedge shaped Art Nouveau pub
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Did you know

The pub's elaborate interior, added in 1905 by architect Herbert Fuller-Clark and sculptor Henry Poole, was threatened with demolition in the 1960s to make way for road widening and was saved only after a public campaign led by poet John Betjeman.

Local tip

Look up and around at the mosaics and bronze figures while you drink, most of the detail is worked into the walls and ceiling rather than displayed at eye level.

Finding it

Address
The Blackfriar, 174, Queen Victoria Street, Blackfriars, City of London, Greater London, England, EC4V 4EG
Nearest station
London Blackfriars (National Rail), 31 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

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