Museum Tavern
(1855-present)
place and public house
Aged 169
Wikidata WikipediaThe Museum Tavern is a Grade II listed public house at 49 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London. It was built from about 1855–64 by William Finch Hill and Edward Lewis Paraire. It traces its origins back to 1723. From 1723 to 1762 the pub was called the Dog and Duck (so called because duck hunting was popular in the ponds in the Long Fields behind Montagu House in the 17th and 18th centuries). It is a CAMRA Heritage Pub, with a Regionally Important historic interior. Unusually, it is a regular outlet for Theakston's Old Peculier on cask. Karl Marx was a notable regular to this pub as it was in close proximity to the British Museum Reading Room, where he wrote Das Kapital.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
The earliest record of the Museum Tavern was in 1723, although at that stage it was called ‘The Dog and Duck’ after the hunting that took place in the surrounding ponds and swamps. In 1759 the British Museum was established and the pub promptly adopted its current name. Taking advantage of the rebuilding of Museum Street, in 1855 the tavern was expanded to its present size. The bar and backfittings were added in 1889, and are still used today. The pub retains many other original features, including mirrors and windows, and continues to offer food and drink to weary travellers
49 Great Russell Street, London, United Kingdom where it was