Peacock Inn, Islington
The Peacock Inn is a former public house at 11 Islington High Street, London, that dates from 1564.
History[]
The pub closed in 1962 although the building still stands.[1]
In fiction[]
The inn features in Tom Brown's Schooldays as the inn at which Tom stays prior to travelling to Rugby School. It is also mentioned in Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby as the place where Nicholas stops on his coach journey to Yorkshire.
References[]
- ^ "Places of Interest in Islington". Islington Council. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links[]
Media related to Peacock Inn, Islington at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Pubs in the London Borough of Islington
- History of the London Borough of Islington
- 1564 establishments in England
- Former pubs in London
- Buildings and structures in Islington
- London building and structure stubs
- Pub stubs