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The Trafalgar Tavern is a
The Trafalgar Tavern is a Grade II listed
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public house
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...
at Park Row, Greenwich
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Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...
, London, situated on the south bank of the River Thames, east of and adjacent to the Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as being of "outstanding ...
.
History
The Trafalgar Tavern, designed by architect Joseph Kay, opened in 1837, having been built on the site of 'The Old George Tavern'. It was familiar to novelistCharles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...
, who set the wedding breakfast in ''Our Mutual Friend
''Our Mutual Friend'', written in 1864–1865, is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens and is one of his most sophisticated works, combining savage satire with social analysis. It centres on, in the words of critic J. Hillis Miller, quo ...
'' there. It also became well-known as the venue for political whitebait dinners for the Liberal party in Victorian times, the last being held in 1883.
In 1915, the Tavern closed, and served as a home for aged seamen during World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, later becoming a working men’s club between the wars. It reopened as a pub in 1965, and in 1996 was voted the ''Evening Standard
The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format.
In October 2009, after be ...
'' Pub of the year.
See also
* List of pubs in LondonReferences
{{Pubs in London Pubs in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Grade II listed pubs in London Commercial buildings completed in 1830 19th-century architecture in the United Kingdom 1830 establishments in England Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Grade II listed buildings in the Royal Borough of Greenwich