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Holy Tavern, Clerkenwell

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Operator: Independent
55 Britton Street, Clerkenwell, EC1M 5UQ (View on Google Map)
(020) 7490 4281
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  • Outstanding pub conversion

Opened in 1996 as a re-creation of an 18th-century tavern. After over 20 years as the Jerusalem Tavern it was reopened in March 2022 in its current guise. The pub is now run by the building's owners but the tie up with St Peter's brewery remains for the time being. The decor is bare wooden floors and bare walls, with a mixture of wooden chairs and tables.

Historic Interest

Grade II listing:- Terraced house with shop. c.1825. Multicoloured brick set in Flemish bond with rebuilding in yellow brick to second floor, roof of Welsh slate. Four storeys, two-window range. Ground floor has round-arched entrance to St John's Path to left, and the rest of the front is taken up by a well-preserved early C19 wooden shop front with engaged Roman Doric columns carrying entablature with fascia, end scrolls and cornice; central entrance with decoratively glazed overlight, and small-paned shop windows with curved corners. First-floor windows flat-arched with gauged brick heads, recessed in round-arched panels with gauged brick heads linked by stone springing bands; upper windows flat-arched with 6/6 sashes of original design; parapet; two dormers in mansard roof; stack to party wall.

Information for this venue is provided by the East London & City Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Jerusalem Tavern
Local Authority
Islington
Last updated
20/07/2025
Last surveyed
27/01/2023
Leasehold owner
individual
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
ELC/14656
Asset of Community Value

Conversion

A merchant's house dated 1719 which became a coffee shop and was converted by St Peter's Brewery into a three-roomed pub that re-creates an C18 tavern. It has a well-preserved early C19 wooden shop front. The decor is bare wooden floors and bare walls, with wooden chairs and tables, all done in a nicely understated way. Grade II-listed.

General information about outstanding conversions and restorations
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm
Monday
Noon - 3:00pm & 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 3:00pm & 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 3:00pm & 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 3:00pm & 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 8:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Changing

Changing beers typically include: Southwark (varies) , St Peter's (varies)

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Facilities
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Evening Meals Evening Meals
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Till 6pm
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
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Southwark, Anspach & Hobday
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Transport
Close to bus routes
55, 243
Nearby Station (200m)
Farringdon
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (200m)
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