One night in the 1850s, big thinker, sociologist, philosopher and piss head, Karl Marx, who lived in Soho at the time, embarked upon a famous pub crawl. A crawl that saw him tackle every "saloon" between Oxford Street and the Hampstead Road, ultimately getting into a scrap with locals and smashing up a bunch of gas lights (what a yob!).
Essentially the geography of the crawl necessitated a visit to every pub on Tottenham Court Road, back in the day there were 18 watering holes along this route, today there are only 6. We may not possess the stamina of those Victorian heavy weight boozers but let's not forget, it's the thought that counts (see what I did there). The pubs in question (today) are as follows,
1. Jack Horner - Fullers pub, known for it's pies (obvs)
2. The Rising Sun - An ornate, red ceilinged Victorian edifice, seen better days
3. Bar TCR - Lively, more of a lager and cocktail joint.
4. The Fitzrovia Bell - Bit of a tourist trap, Green King, so the beer is naff
5. The Court - UCL student hang out, so cheap food, decent selection of beers
6. The Northumberland Arms - Marx would have been steaming by this point, nuff said.
Amazing what some of the big historical names of the past have gotten up to on these hallowed streets! I can't say I agree with his politics but hat's off to the man for his stamina and choice of pub crawls!
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