The Crown, Covent Garden Explained

The Crown is a pub in Covent Garden, London, at 43 Monmouth Street facing on to Seven Dials and Short's Gardens.

The pub was established in 1833.^[1] The ceramic tiling outside is original.^[2]

It was known as The Clock House in the time of Charles Dickens, when it was a "hot bed of villainy", in an area well known for prostitutes and pickpockets.^[3]

The pub is part of the Taylor Walker pub chain.^[1]

External links

51.514°N -0.1269°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crown in Covent Garden. taylor-walker.co.uk. 2016-09-09.
2. Web site: The Crown – Seven Dials, London. sevendials.co.uk. 2016-09-09.
3. Book: Richard Jones. Walking Dickensian London. 2004. New Holland Publishers. 978-1-84330-483-8. 93–94.