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Bar Hercules, historically the Pillars of Hercules, is a
pub in
Greek Street,
Soho,
London, originally named for the
Pillars of Hercules of antiquity. Most of what exists was built around 1910, but the pub dates back to 1733. The road at the side of the pub through the arch is named
Manette Street, after Dr Manette, one of the characters from ''
A Tale of Two Cities'', who is described in the book as living near
Soho Square.
More recently, the pub has been favoured by many figures from the London literary scene, including
Martin Amis
Martin Louis Amis (born 25 August 1949) is a British novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels ''Money'' (1984) and ''London Fields'' (1989). He received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir '' ...
,
Ian Hamilton,
Julian Barnes and
Ian McEwan.
Clive James
Clive James (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019.[Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognit ...]
is also said to have frequented the pub during his time in London, and theatre designer
Sean Kenny drank there with his staff in the 1960s, their design studio being a few steps from the pub's back door.
The pub closed on 24 February 2018, reopening later in the year as Bar Hercules under new owners
Be At One.
Sources
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External links
https://londonist.com/pubs/the-pillar-of-hercules Accessed 10 September 2017.
{{Pubs in London
1733 establishments in England
Buildings and structures completed in 1733
Pubs in Soho
Greek Street