The Grenadier is a public house in

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, London. It was originally built in 1720 as the officers' mess for the senior infantry regiment of the British army, the

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, and located in a courtyard of their barracks. It was opened to the public in 1818 as The Guardsman, and subsequently renamed in honour of the

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' actions in the

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. Being secluded in a wealthy district of London, it was frequented in the past by the

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and

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, and continues to attract an elite clientele such as

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and

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. It is also said to be haunted by the ghost of a

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who was beaten to death for cheating at cards. The pub was acquired from the Greene King by

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in September 2022.

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* Reportedly haunted locations in London Pubs in the City of Westminster Commercial buildings completed in 1720 1720 establishments in England Belgravia {{Pubs in London