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The Black Friar
The Black Friar is a public house at Blackfriars in the City of London, Grade II* listed, remodelled from 1905 with an Arts and Crafts interior of marble, mosaic and bronze reliefs of friars.
Why it matters
Included because it survived only through a campaign led by John Betjeman in the 1960s; the wedge-shaped site was scheduled for demolition.
Editorial context written by Global City Intelligence, not a statement from the venue.
Good for
- Architecture & design — A complete Arts and Crafts commercial interior, and the only one of its kind in the City.
These are editorial judgements, not verified facts.
Sources & verification
- coordinates.latitude
- National Heritage List for England, entry 1285723: THE BLACK FRIAR PUBLIC HOUSE (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- Read from an authoritative geospatial publisher; see the coordinate's own status and role.
- coordinates.longitude
- National Heritage List for England, entry 1285723: THE BLACK FRIAR PUBLIC HOUSE (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- officialWebsite
- The Black Friar (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- The operator's page was rendered and carries this place's name; it does not publish an address that could be matched against the one held here.
- address.formatted
- National Heritage List for England, entry 1285723: THE BLACK FRIAR PUBLIC HOUSE (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- Address as recorded by the authoritative gazetteer that supplied the coordinate.
- operational.hoursText
- The Black Friar - published opening information (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- Quoted from the operator's published opening information on the date read.
Operational details last checked 2026-09-07. Facts of this kind are treated as current for 120 days.
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