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Newman Arms
23 Rathbone Street
Fitzrovia
London
W1T 1NG
Social Links
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Opening Times
Regular
| Monday | 3.00 pm - 11.00 pm |
| Tuesday | 3.00 pm - 11.00 pm |
| Wednesday | 3.00 pm - 11.00 pm |
| Thursday | 3.00 pm - 11.00 pm |
| Friday | 3.00 pm - 11.00 pm |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
Meal Times
No Service
Operator
Trumans
About the Pub
Named after the local landowner William Berners, whose country seat was Newman Hall in Quendon, Essex, it's a small, narrow and cosy low-ceilinged pub, with a proper flagstone floor. The building dates from the 1720s and is thought to have once been a blacksmith, candle-maker's, picture framer's and brothel before being licensed as a beer house in 1863. It later became a favourite of George Orwell and the pub is believed to have been the model for the "Proles' Arms" in Orwell's dystopian novel "1984", the pub in which Winston Smith tries and fails to find out about life before the revolution. The basement snug names now give a nod to the famous book; with a dual purpose as a training facility for Truman's staff.
Note the almost Dickensian covered alleyway to the left, once unlit and nicknamed Murderer's Alley. It is a surviving fragment of a fringe of the St. Giles' Rookery, once the most famous slum area in London.
A beer-only licence lasted until 1948 when wine was licenced to be sold, and finally a spirits licence was granted in 1960.
At date of this entry post-pandemic the venue does not offer food, but hopes to do so when footfall returns.
Historic Interest
One of the murder scenes from the controversial Michael Powell film "Peeping Tom" was filmed in the flat above the pub. Archive photos of this pub as a Charrington's Ales house may be seen at www.historypin.org/en/newman-arms.
Regular cask ales
This pub serves 1 regular beer.
- Truman's Swift
Changing cask ales
This pub serves 2 changing beers.
Changing beers typically include:
- Truman's --varies--
Features
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Real Ale Available
Facilities
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Function Room
Proles' Parlour & The Orwell snugs in basement can be booked.
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Wifi
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Newman Arms
23 Rathbone Street
Fitzrovia
London
W1T 1NG
Sat Nav Reference
Transport
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Close to Bus Routes
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Close to London Underground / Overground / DLR
Nearby Bus Routes (350m)
Various
Closest Station (1100m)
London Euston
Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (300m)
Goodge Street
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