...pub and pawnbroker in one...
	BARLEY MOW	LONDON W1U 6QW	8 Dorset St., Marylebone
Sat nights	As the traffic thunders down nearby Baker Street its hard to imagine that the Barley Mow was once a farmers pub. However once inside, there's definitely a village pub atmosphere. Built in 1791 the Barley Mow claims to be the oldest pub in Marylebone. As London expanded and rural areas were swallowed up, so the clientele changed. The farmers were replaced by grooms and footmen. They must have been constantly short of cash, as one of the early landlords converted part of the bar into a licensed pawnbrokers.	Visible evidence of this remains. Two small wooden cubicles to one side of the bar are an idea borrowed from the pawnbrokers' shop. These 'snugs' became popular in Victorian times, some pubs having as many as twelve around the bar. These examples at the Barley Mow may be the only ones to survive in London. More signs of changed times; worn brass plates advertise drinks at ridiculous prices and there's a tap behind the bar for filling customers jugs with gin.
			OPEN Mon-Sat 11.00-23.00 Closed Sunday All major Credit Cards TEL 020 7935 7318 TUBE Baker Street
			FOOD Bar 11.30-15.00
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