...heaven's gate?...
	CROSS KEYS	LONDON WC2H 9BA	31 Endell Street
	This unassuming little pub is in a comparatively quiet back-street, on the edge of Covent Garden. On warm evenings drinkers spill out onto the pavement, the lucky few get one of the handful of seats. An attractive painted facade is almost hidden behind tumbling foliage. The unusual pub sign shows cherubs holding the crossed keys of Saint Peter, keeper of the gates to Heaven. Pub names often have religious connections. It was built in the mid 19th. century and is grade II listed.	It is quite narrow and has one long bar running its length. Virtually every inch of wall space is covered in pictures, photographs, etchings and posters. The collection is certainly eclectic, Victoriana to the Beatles. From the ceiling hangs anything copper or brass; pots, kettles, skuttles and musical instruments. All this clutter seems to suit it very well. The atmosphere is informal and relaxed.
			OPEN Mon-Sat 11.00-23.00 Sun 12.00-22.30 TUBE Covent Garden TEL 020 7836 5185
			FOOD Bar 12.00 - 14.30
			BEER Courage Best, Directors, Marstons