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The Ludgate Cellars was situated at 1 Apothecary
Street. This
was a marvellous old subterranean pub with flagstone floors and vaulted
arches. In 1991 it closed and was demolished by Higgs & Hill to make way for
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This pub was the backdrop to a British television
series entitled "Cover Her Face" from 1985. As I can see the episode only
ran for 6 episodes. It is one of the P.D. James mysteries. From IMDB.com: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204222/
And the first episode from
YouTube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHPmLY1JJAk
The front view of The Ludgate Cellars appears at the
very beginning of the first episode - about 1:40 minutes into it. It has
two large canopies and a sign between
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Richard Lewis, Arkansas (September 2011) |
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Your above entry for this pub mentions it's
appearance as a backdrop to Cover Her Face but it was also a location in a
much larger production. This is the pub in which the BBC filmed they're
adaptation of John le 'Carre's, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in 1979. It
appears in episode 6 where George Smiley, played by Sir Alec Guinness meets
Jerry Westerby played by Joss Ackland. The location was revealed this year
by a former patron, the matter being detailed in an article in the website
Guinness Is Smiley. |
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Chris
(August 2023) |
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Brenda Squire |
1976/1988 |
I worked at this pub from the day it opened
(May 26th ) till the day it closed, what a sad day that was. |
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Mike Harper |
1977/1982 |
As a regular customer of this great
pub, many a happy evening spent chatting with fellow office workers,
getting pissed on various occasions like birthdays, exam passes, pay
rise celebrations (!) and leaving do’s etc. Very sad it’s long destroyed
for more office space. |
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Mandy Knight |
1979/1982 |
This was my favourite pub. I worked
in Bouverie Street at No.10. A five minute walk saw me in the Cellars,
sitting at beer barrels under a vaulted roof on a flagstone floor,
sawdust under my feet. Perfect. Had my 21st Birthday there in March
1982, tried to eject two very confused men from the 'Ladies Room',
turned out I was in the 'Gents'!! Oops.😱 Haha. Good Times treasured
always. |
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Andy Crossen |
1983/1987 |
I worked as a Barman on my
OE from New Zealand |
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Site of The Ludgate Cellars, 2013 |
Picture source: T C |
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