Morpeth Arms

The Morpeth Arms is a public house at 58 Millbank, in the Pimlico district of London. It was built in 1845 to refresh prison warders serving at the Millbank Penitentiary.[1]

Morpeth Arms
Morpeth Arms
TypePublic house
Location58 Millbank, Pimlico, London
Coordinates51°29′22″N 0°7′43″W
Built1845
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameMORPETH ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE
Designated01-Dec-1987
Reference no.1222798

It now contains a Spying Room which provides a good view of the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service MI6 across the river Thames.[2] The building is listed as Grade II and it is now part of the Young's estate.[2][3]

References

  1. Frank Hopkinson (2013), The Joy of Pubs, Pavilion Books, p. 141, ISBN 9781909396586
  2. Tom Jones (2012), Tired of London, Tired of Life, Random House, p. 152, ISBN 9780753540329
  3. "MORPETH ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE , Non Civil Parish - 1222798 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

51°29′22″N 0°07′43″W


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