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Edgar Wallace WC2-1 Feb 2018. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 18-02-2018

Edgar Wallace, London

Opens at 12:00pm
Operator: Independent
40 Essex Street, Aldwych, London, WC2R 3JF (View on Google Map)
(020) 7353 3120
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Just off Fleet Street near the Royal Courts of Justice, the barristers' chambers in the Temple and the Aldwych, this is a real gem of a one room pub, with an additional drinking and eating room upstairs. The ceiling is packed with the landlord's collection of beer mats, and the walls and back bar - and more! - can only be described as a mecca of advertising signs for beers, sherry, port, cigarettes, tobacco and cigars of the past. There is also a shelf of Edgar Wallace crime novels, pub guides and other books will make you want to linger.

The choice of real ales, sourced nationally, may be more limited post-pandemic and between one and three should be available. Good value pub grub is served all day (but just until 6pm on Fridays) and includes sandwiches and all-day brunch. It's a "quiet" pub with no music; laptops, mobiles and so on are not allowed. Please note that, in this legal area, it does not open at all at weekends.

Historic Interest

There has been a pub here since at least 1777. Past customers of the Essex Head Tavern (known as Sam's for the publican Samuel Greaves, an old servant of Mr. Thrale - of H. Thrale & Co., brewers at the Anchor Brewery Southwark) included Dr. Samuel Johnson and Richard Brocklesbury who are said to have founded the Essex Head Club here in 1783. Rebuilt in 1891 as the Essex Head, it took its present name in 1975 to celebrate the centenary of the famous crime writer's birth.

Information for this venue is provided by the West London Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Westminster
Last updated
11/12/2023
Last surveyed
12/08/2021
Pub ID
WLD/15919
Asset of Community Value
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Opening
Food
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 9:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 9:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 9:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Noon - 6:00pm
Saturday
Closed
No Service
Sunday
Closed
No Service
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Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Not weekends
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Not on Fridays & weekends
Garden Garden
Several pavement tables
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Until 5pm, but only if eating
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Function Room Function Room
Upstairs
Smoking Smoking
Outside the front of the pub
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (75m)
TfL: 11, 15, 4, 23, 26, 76, 172, 341
Nearby Station (700m)
London Blackfriars
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (200m)
Temple
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