Newman Arms
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The Newman Arms is a public house and restaurant at 23 Rathbone Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 1NG.[1]
The pub dates back to 1730, and there was once a brothel there. Today, there is an old-fashioned prostitute painted onto a bricked-over upstairs window.[2]
The Newman Arms appears in two of George Orwell's novels, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Keep the Aspidistra Flying, as well as in Michael Powell's film Peeping Tom.
It was the model for the "Proles" pub in Nineteen Eighty-Four.[2]
In 2012, Westminster Council told the pub to serve drinks more slowly (ensuring each transaction is complete before starting a new one), as a condition to retaining their licence.[3][4]
There is an unofficial blue plaque in honour of the former landlord: "Joe Jenkins, ex-proprietor, poet, bon viveur and Old Git, regularly swore at everybody on these premises".[2]
References
- ↑ Maschler, Faye. "Fay Maschler reviews the Newman Arms: A Cornish call to arms". Evening Standard. Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Rustin, Susanna (7 August 2012). "Walking tour of London's literary pubs". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Frith, Maxine (5 October 2012). "Pub where staff are told to serve slowly - by order of the council". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Westminster Council licence review on Duke of York pub is "warning shot" to licensees". The Publican's Morning Advertiser, Adam Pescod, 18 October 2012.
Coordinates: 51°31′05″N 0°08′07″W / 51.518124°N 0.135326°W