Morpeth Arms
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Pub in Pimlico, London
Morpeth Arms | |
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Type | Public house |
Location | 58 Millbank, Pimlico, London |
Coordinates | 51°29′22″N0°7′43″W/ 51.48944°N 0.12861°W/51.48944; -0.12861 |
Built | 1845 |
Listed Building– Grade II | |
Official name | MORPETH ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE |
Designated | 01-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
[edit]- ^Frank Hopkinson (2013),The Joy of Pubs,Pavilion Books, p. 141,ISBN9781909396586
- ^abTom Jones (2012),Tired of London, Tired of Life,Random House, p. 152,ISBN9780753540329
- ^Historic England."MORPETH ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE (1222798)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved30 September2023.
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