St. Martin's Lane?Please tell me too what is the significance of the Manikin who seems to be opening a barrel in slow motion.I am interested,this seems to be more than a pub,there is an opera room there.
2007-12-27 04:03:55 · 2 answers · asked by godbar 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It is called"the Chandos"
2007-12-28 01:52:49 · update #1
I can't seem to find much out about it.
The pub was built in 1839, and was called "The Bull." Its name was changed to "Chandos" in 1851.
The upstairs lounge is called The Opera Room, although no operas are performed there (I'm assuming that they once were, but I can't find anything about it).
During the 1st World War, the troops from Fiji made it their unofficial headquarters. The bar was carved with all of the soldiers names. However, the bar has since been replaced. The old one was polished and sent to Fiji.
As for the statue of the barrel maker, I believe it is the symbol of the Sam Smiths Brewers company, as they are the company that own Chandos.
That's all I can find at the moment.
2007-12-27 05:06:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be helpful to have a name, but this might be what you are referring to:-
'Marquis of Granby (no. 20 St. Martin's Lane) The pub is named after the peer who ordered 300,000 pints of porter to be drunk after winning a battle in the Seven Years War (1738-63) resulting in grateful members of his regiment naming public houses they opened on their retirement from the army after him.'
No reference to the mannikin you mention, however.
2007-12-27 05:11:37 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋