The Black Friar, Blackfriars

The Black Friar (also known as The Blackfriar) is a Grade II* listed public house on Queen Victoria Street in Blackfriars, London, England.

History The building was constructed in about 1875 on the site of a former medieval Dominican friary, and was remodelled in about 1905 by the architect Herbert Fuller-Clark. Much of the internal decoration was carried out by the sculptors Frederick T. Callcott and Henry Poole.

The building was nearly demolished during a phase of redevelopment in the 1960s, until it was saved by a campaign spearheaded by poet Sir John Betjeman. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.

On 5 June 1972, the Black Friar was designated a Grade II* listed building.

Gallery Exterior

Interior

External links The Blackfriar via Nicholson's

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