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THE KNOWLEDGE London Brain Teaser No 40

James Boswell said: "There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn." Quite right too! Can you identify the following London pubs?

  • This used to be The Northumberland Arms and is now the home of a Festival of Britain tableau commemorating a fictional character.
  • This pub claims to have a secret tunnel connecting it to St James’s Palace.
  • A bust of Charles Dickens adorns the exterior of this Westminster pub.
  • This was once the grand ballroom of the Great Eastern Hotel, built in 1901.
  • This pub claims to be at the exact centre of the City of London.

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