The Crown, Covent Garden
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The Crown is a pub in Covent Garden, London, at 43 Monmouth Street facing on to Seven Dials and Short's Gardens.
The pub was established in 1833.[1] The ceramic tiling outside is original.[2]
It was known as The Clock House in the time of Charles Dickens, when it was a "hot bed of villainy", in an area well known for prostitutes and pickpockets.[3]
The pub was part of the Taylor Walker pub chain. [1] It is now owned by the pub chain Greene King.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Crown in Covent Garden". taylor-walker.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "The Crown – Seven Dials, London". sevendials.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Richard Jones (2004). Walking Dickensian London. New Holland Publishers. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-1-84330-483-8.
External links
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