The Great Northern Railway Tavern is the best of Hornsey's boozers. And it has some stunning glass - in the Art Nouveau style that is also on disp;ay at its nearby cousin. the Queen's in Crouch End. As you can see, it;s glorious and mischievous. The pub was built at the very close of the nineteenth century, and it is now listed. If you ever need an excuse to pip in for a pint - and during the hours of sunlight of course when the glass can be seen to best effect - here it is!
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Down to Sidney Street in the East End today for the unveiling of a new heritage mural by the one and only ... ... yes. Sir Ian McKellen, who lives just a mile or so away in another corner of the East End, Limehouse The mural is at 61a, just south of Sidney Square. The artist is Frank Creber, you can see him here alongside Jane Austin, one of the key local people in getting the money and buy-in necessary for this ambitious project. And yes, Frank did include himself in the mural! The event was blessed by sunny weather and was really well supported And some nice touches ... East End anarchist Rudolf Rocker, once the mainstay of the anarchist club on nearby Jubilee Street, appears in the mural. And there's also a depiction of the 1911 mega shoot-out, the siege of Sidney Street, which happened just a couple of hundred yards away and brought to the East End the top-hatted Winston Churchill, then the home secretary, And here's the whole mural to inspect at leisure - it's worth the effort.
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