The Duke of York, Fitzrovia
The Duke of York is a public house at 47 Rathbone Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 1NW. It is located in the north of the street on the corner with Charlotte Place and bears the year 1791.[1]
In 1943 Anthony Burgess and his wife were drinking in the pub when they witnessed it invaded by a "razor gang". It has been speculated that this influenced the content of his later novel A Clockwork Orange.[2]
In 2012, the pub's licence was reviewed after it failed to control customers drinking outside the pub.[3]
In 2014, Prince Andrew, Duke of York gave permission for his image to be used on the new pub sign.[4]
References
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- ↑ "Rathbone Street", Survey of London, Volume 21, The parish of St Pancras part 3: Tottenham Court Road & Neighbourhood. 1949. British History Online. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ http://tonyshaw3.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/literary-london-5-literary-pubs-of.html
- ↑ "Westminster Council licence review on Duke of York pub is "warning shot" to licensees". The Publican's Morning Advertiser, Adam Pescod, 18 October 2012.
- ↑ London pub receives Royal approval for new signage. Greene King, 8 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
Coordinates: 51°31′7.3″N 0°8′9.4″W / 51.518694°N 0.135944°W
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