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Pub in Blackfriars, London From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Black Friar is a Grade II* listed[1] public house on Queen Victoria Street in Blackfriars, London.[2]
The Black Friar | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Arts and Crafts |
Address | 174 Queen Victoria Street |
Town or city | London, EC4 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Completed | 1905 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Herbert Fuller-Clark |
Other designers | Henry Poole (sculptor) |
Designations | Grade II* listed[1] |
Website | |
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It was built in about 1875 on the site of a former medieval Dominican friary,[3] and then remodelled in about 1905 by the architect Herbert Fuller-Clark. Much of the internal decoration was done by the sculptors Frederick T. Callcott & 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]
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