The Black Friar, Blackfriars
| Black Friar | |
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 The Black Friar in 2019 | |
Interactive map of the Black Friar area | |
Alternative names | The Blackfriar |
General information | |
| Type | Public house |
Architectural style | Arts and Crafts |
| Location | 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′44″N 0°06′13″W / 51.5121°N 0.1037°W |
Completed | 1905 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Herbert Fuller-Clark |
| Other designers | Frederick T. Callcott, Henry Poole |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | The Black Friar public house |
| Designated | 5 June 1972 |
| Reference no. | 1285723 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Black Friar (also known as The Blackfriar) is a Grade II* listed[1] public house on Queen Victoria Street in Blackfriars, London, England.[2]
History
The building was constructed in about 1875 on the site of a former medieval Dominican friary,[3] and was remodelled in about 1905 by the architect Herbert Fuller-Clark. Much of the internal decoration was carried out by the sculptors Frederick T. Callcott and Henry Poole.[2]
The building was nearly demolished during a phase of redevelopment in the 1960s, until it was saved by a campaign spearheaded by poet Sir John Betjeman.[4] It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[5]
On 5 June 1972, the Black Friar was designated a Grade II* listed building.[1]
Gallery
Exterior
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Interior
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External links
- The Blackfriar via Nicholson's
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Black Friar public house (London).
- 1 2 Historic England. "The Black Friar public house (1285723)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- 1 2 Jephcote, Geoff Brandwood & Jane (2008). London heritage pubs : an inside story. St. Albans: Campaign for Real Ale. pp. 28–30. ISBN 9781852492472.
- ↑ "Black Friar pub: London Remembers, Aiming to capture all memorials in London". London Remembers. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ "The Blackfriar: All London's Secrets Exposed". Discovering Secret London. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's best real heritage pubs. St. Albans: Campaign for Real Ale. p. 60. ISBN 9781852493042.
