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Horse & Groom W1-1 July 2017. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 30-07-2017
Image: Horse & Groom W1-1 July 2017. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 30-07-2017
Horse & Groom W1 Mar 2023. (Pub, External). Published on 19-03-2023
Image: Horse & Groom W1 Mar 2023. (Pub, External). Published on 19-03-2023
Horse & Groom W1-3 July 2017. (Pub, External, Sign). Published on 30-07-2017
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Horse & Groom, London

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Operator: Samuel Smith
128 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 6PS (View on Google Map)
(020) 7580 4726
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A Samuel Smith pub, with three rooms downstairs and an upstairs eating area. An attractive Victorian interior and exterior including etched glass, mirrors and wood panels. A vaguely equine theme links the old prints. Some tables and chairs on the pavement provide alternative 'fresh air' seating.

Patrons should note that there is a strict "no swearing" policy in Samuel Smith's establishments. Also by decision of the brewery owner, customers may not use mobile phones (except for payments), laptops or similar inside the pub; tablets and iPads are prohibited inside or outside. The brewery's policy is that its pubs are for social conversation face to face.

Historic Interest

Said to date to 1792 when the Sun Fire Office records note a Mr Davidson, victualler, in occupation. It's another of the pubs in the area surrounding the BBC that was frequented by writers and essayists waiting for producers and editors, or to rehearse or broadcast. The pub is also said to have been known as The Whore's Lament, after the despair of certain locals at the departure of American servicemen at the end of World War II. More on the pubs used by BBC staff and others can be found in London Calling: A Countercultural History of London since 1945 by Barry Miles.

Information for this venue is provided by the West London Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Westminster
Last updated
30/07/2024
Last surveyed
17/03/2014
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Samuel Smith
Pub ID
WLD/16574
Asset of Community Value

Restoration

A pub has stood on the site since the mid 18C and the existing building with its impressive tiled frontage was remodelled around 1895. Downstairs the old layout of three rooms is pleasingly retained, as is the skylight in what would have been the billiards room. All areas have been well restored , most notably by current owners Sam Smith, using high-quality fittings, such as a lot of wood, etched glass, mirrors and good flooring, to deliver a Victorian-style pub. In a nod to its name, old prints on the walls have an equine theme. Meals are served in an upstairs room. There is no real ale and the pub is closed on Sundays.

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Transport
Close to bus routes (75m)
TfL: Various (88, 453, C2)
Closest station (1150m)
London Euston
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (450m)
Great Portland Street

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