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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a public house off Fleet Street in London, rebuilt in 1667 after the Great Fire, Grade II listed, with a warren of small unlit rooms on several levels.

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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Historic pub in Wine Office Court, off Fleet Street. The pub was rebuilt in 1667 and has reputed Dr Johnson associations. Colin Smith · CC-BY-SA-2.0

Why it matters

Included as a rebuilt-after-the-Fire interior that was never opened out, which is why its rooms are still the size the seventeenth century built them.

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National Heritage List for England, entry 1064662: YE OLDE CHESHIRE CHEESE PUBLIC HOUSE (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
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National Heritage List for England, entry 1064662: YE OLDE CHESHIRE CHEESE PUBLIC HOUSE (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07

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