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The Marquis of Granby and the Newman Arms, both located on Rathbone Street, were usual drinking spots. Another favorite, the Wheatsheaf, is just across the street on Rathbone Place, but my photo of that is too blurry to be worth adding here--it can be seen on the raw photos page. According to Orwell's London Orwell used to have dinner at the Wheatsheaf, then go across to the Marquis of Granby at 10:30, when the Wheatsheaf closed. The Marquis remained open until eleven.
--Orwell's London, pg. 46.
Max and I stopped in for lunch at the Marquis of Granby. That's me studying the menu. Thompson remarks that the Marquis was not the first choice for Orwell "since it was run by an ex-policeman and known for its violence." It must have a similar reputation today. Max ordered a black and tan, figuring that if anyone could keep the Guiness from mixing it would be a British barman. But they refused to serve it as a matter of policy, saying the black and tan had a reputation as a "fighting drink".
The arch between the blue awning and the door to the Newman Arms leads to Newman Passage, a back way into the pub.
