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Picture source: Stephen Harris
The Lord Cecil was situated at 42 Lower Clapton Road.
Source: Colin Price
This pub was present by 1872 and was tied to the Courage Brewery.  By the 1990s it had a rather unsavoury reputation and, with Lower Clapton Road gaining the nickname ‘Murder Mile’ it was not on many people’s list of pubs to visit, leading to closure by July 2006.
Stephen Harris
Now converted to commercial use.
T C (April 2018)
When I first moved to London I lived in the nurses home at St Mark's Hospital, City Rd. I then moved into a flat with another nurse in Chart St before moving into a house-share in Clapton in 1987. I would drink at the Lord Cecil on occasion. The Landlord was very friendly and it was not uncommon for him to let a few of us drink 'after-hours' late into the night, playing card games and enjoying a pint! If I remember correctly, he did have a heart attack but made a recovery and returned to his duties as landlord.
Steven Dale (July 2020)
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Date of photo: 2015	Picture source: Colin Price