pubs
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The Grapes Pub
Liverpool, England
This small pub in Liverpool is best known for its association with the Beatles, who would often drink here after performing at the nearby Cavern Club (which did not serve alcohol).
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McMenamins Chapel Pub
Portland, Oregon
1932
Now known as McMenamins Chapel Pub, this Italian-inspired building in North Portland was built in 1932 as an architecturally impressive funeral home.
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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
London, England
1667
Dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, this historic pub off Fleet Street in London has been frequented by Dickens, Yeats, Wilde and many other famous folks.
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The Wheatsheaf Inn
North Waltham, England
C18, and later. The main facade faces west and comprises a blind arcade of 5 units, each bay containing a window on the first and ground-floor. Red tile roofing, rounded at the south-west corner, moulded brick dentil eaves.
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Queen's Head Inn
Sawston, England
Inn. Late C15, altered in C17 with C19 additions. Timber-framed and plastered with some old plastered panels; painted brick plinth.
- White Horse Inn (Site) Cambridge, England
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The Eagle and Child Public House
Oxford, England
In this small Oxford pub, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and other writers met to discuss their latest books over a pint.
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Masons Arms
Headington, England
This pub was a frequent stop for C.S. Lewis and his brother Warnie after church on Sundays.
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Cavalier Inn
Lutterworth, England
House, now public house. Late C16 or early C17, altered in C19 and C20. Timber-framed, now clad in plaster with applied painted half-timbering.
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McMenamins Boon's Treasury
Salem, Oregon
1860
Constructed as Boon Brick Store in 1860, this brick building became a tavern in 1933. Today, it's a cozy pub owned by McMenamins, a local chain known for bringing historic buildings back to life.
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Butterworth Building
Seattle, Washington
1903
Built in 1903 as Seattle's first mortuary, the Butterworth Building now houses Kells Irish Pub (in its basement on Post Alley) and attracts many ghost seekers.
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Vine House
Lenham, England
c. 1800
House, formerly a public house. Late C18 or early C19 with C19 rear extension. Refurbished in later C20. The C20 porch and north western C20 toilet block are not of special interest.