...what lurks in the cellars?...
	VIADUCT TAVERN	LONDON EC1	126 Newgate Street
	The Viaduct Tavern was built in 1869 and named after the Holborn Viaduct, which was opened by Queen Victoria in the same year. Although this striking Victorian pub has a large curved frontage, the interior is surprisingly small. Many of the original features have survived. On one wall, three paintings of wistful maidens represent agriculture, banking and the arts. The 'arts' was attacked (some say shot, others bayoneted) by a drunken First World War soldier, and she still bears the scar.	There are some wonderful gilded and silvered mirrors and fine examples of decorated glass. At the back of the bar is a manager's stall, a sort of office booth, made from beautifully carved hardwood and intricately engraved glass panels. The Viaduct Tavern and the Old Bailey opposite, were built on the site of Newgate Prison, notorious for its appalling conditions and public hangings, which continued until 1868. The cellars of the Viaduct are former cells of the prison and tours of them can be arranged by appointment.
			OPEN Mon-Fri 11.00-23.00 Sat & Sun Closed TEL 020 7606 8476 All major Credit Cards TUBE St. Paul's
			FOOD Bar Food 12.00-14.00
			BEER Tetley,Marstons Fuller's Pride