Viaduct Tavern
126 Newgate Street
Smithfield
London
EC1A 7AA
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Opening Times
| Monday | 10.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Tuesday | 10.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Wednesday | 10.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Thursday | 10.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Friday | 10.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Saturday | Midday - 9.00 pm |
| Sunday | closed |
Meal Times
10 - 9 Mon - Fri
12 - 8 Sat
Closed Sun
Owner
Fuller's
About the Pub
Visit the Newgate Prison cellar by arrangement with Pub Walks (see Time Out for details). Became a Fuller's tied house ex Ind Coope Nicholsons.
Historic Interest
Grade II listing:- Public House. 1874-5; interior remodelled 1898-1900 by Arthur Dixon. Granite to ground floor; upper floor of gault brick with painted stone dressings; slate mansard roof; brick end stacks with moulded stone cornices. Curved corner site. Italianate style. 4-storeys; 6-window range with additional bay to ground floor. Ground floor articulated by grey and red granite piers with festooned Ionic capitals to red granite frieze with moulded grey cornices: three doorways with half-glazed double door set in recessed lobbies with bracketed semicircular arched arches to outer bays, all having relief carving in Flemish Renaissance style with Medallion portraits to spandrels of outer arches; 3-light plate-glass windows with similar relief craving to mullions and transoms. Plate-glass sashes to upper-floor windows set in raised architraves: relief-carved friezes and bracketed cornices to first-floor windows pedimental second-floor windows, and relief-carved frieze over third-floor windows divided by pilasters with foliate capitals; dentilled cornice; moulded cornices to dormer windows. Interior: good ground-floor bar interior, quadrant-shaped, with many original fittings, including cut and etched glass panels to fine Jacobethan-style counter and semicircular arched hood set in front of rear doorway with relief-carved panels; arcaded panelling to bar. Marbled wood piers to enriched plaster frieze with cherub heads, shell-coved cornice and strapwork ceiling. Wall to right has tall mirrors alternating with three fine paintings of Pre-Raphaelite style women by Hal, 1898-1900, all set in cream, green and orange marble and alabaster architraves. Included for its fine pub interior, particularly the exceptional paintings.
Regular cask ales
This pub serves 2 regular beers.
- Fuller's --seasonal--
- Fuller's London Pride
Changing cask ales
This pub serves 1 changing beer.
Changing beers typically include:
- St Austell Tribute
Features
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Real Ale Available
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Heritage Pub
Nationally Important Historic Interior
Facilities
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Lunchtime Meals
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Evening Meals
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Dog Friendly
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Family Friendly
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Smoking Area
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Wifi
O2
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Viaduct Tavern
126 Newgate Street
Smithfield
London
EC1A 7AA
Sat Nav Reference
Transport
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Close to Bus Routes
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Close to Railway Station
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Close to London Underground / Overground / DLR
Nearby Bus Routes (< ½ mile)
Nearby Station (150m)
City Thameslink
Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (350m)
St Pauls'
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