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25 June 2007
The Lord Clyde is a gem of a pub tucked away on what must be one of the tiniest streets in London. It's a welcoming place with friendly staff, a good atmosphere and a fine selection of real ales. An inn has stood on this site for almost 300 years and the current building is wonderfully preserved as rebuilt in 1913, featuring glazed tiles, wood panelling, brass fittings and long leather seats.
The pub has been run by the Fitzpatrick family since 1956, and the landlady offers a menu of home-cooked English fare. If you need a literary incentive to come here, you might want to know that the Lord Clyde is located close to the original site of the Tabard Inn, where Chaucer's pilgrims started out towards Canterbury. The young Dickens also lodged nearby so that he could visit his father in the debtors prison at Marshalsea.
At times this excellent boozer can a victim of its own success, with many more people flocking here, but in general we say: Get down here and see how things should be done.
CLIENTELE: locals
PHONE NUMBER: 020 7407 3397
NEAREST TUBE: Borough station
FEATURES: real ales, traditional pub games, Sky TV
Lord Clyde
Off Ayres Street, 27 Clennam Street, SE1 1ER
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