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Morpeth Arms

Coordinates:51°29′22″N0°07′43″W/ 51.48937°N 0.12866°W/51.48937; -0.12866
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Morpeth Arms
Morpeth Arms
TypePublic house
Location58 Millbank, Pimlico, London
Coordinates51°29′22″N0°7′43″W/ 51.48944°N 0.12861°W/51.48944; -0.12861
Built1845
Listed Building– Grade II
Official nameMORPETH ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE
Designated01-Dec-1987
Reference no.1222798

TheMorpeth Armsis a public house at 58 Millbank, in thePimlicodistrict of London. It was built in 1845 to refresh prison warders serving at theMillbank Penitentiary.[1]

It now contains a Spying Room which provides a good view of theheadquartersof theSecret Intelligence ServiceMI6 across the river Thames.[2]The building is listed asGrade IIand it is now part of theYoung'sestate.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^Frank Hopkinson (2013),The Joy of Pubs,Pavilion Books, p. 141,ISBN9781909396586
  2. ^abTom Jones (2012),Tired of London, Tired of Life,Random House, p. 152,ISBN9780753540329
  3. ^"MORPETH ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, Non Civil Parish - 1222798 | Historic England".historicengland.org.uk.Retrieved30 September2023.
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51°29′22″N0°07′43″W/ 51.48937°N 0.12866°W/51.48937; -0.12866