The Elgin is a Grade II listed

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at 96

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, London. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It was built in the mid-19th century, and the architect is not known. The Elgin was a mod venue in the 1960s and a punk rock one in the 1970s. In May 1975

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were offered a weekly

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there which led to a nine-month stay. Notable regular patrons have included the serial killer John Christie and

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