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<big>'''Samuel Whitbread''', ''17-21 Leicester Square, London WC2''</big>
<big>'''Samuel Whitbread''', ''17-21 Leicester Square, London WC2''</big>


Opened by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]] in 1958, to the designs of architects T.P. Bennett & Son. It later became a 'Burger King'.
Opened by [[Whitbread & Co. Ltd]] in December 1958, to the designs of architects T P Bennett & Son. It later became a 'Henekey Inn' and 'Burger King'.
 
* More information on this pub can be found on Boak & Bailey's Blog: [[https://boakandbailey.com/2014/07/the-launch-and-sinking-of-a-flagship/]].
* This fine image from Evening Standard / Hulton Archive / Getty Images shows the pub at night in 1969: [[https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/view-on-leicester-square-london-uk-1st-may-1969-including-news-photo/1132761758]].


More information on this pub can be found on Boak & Bailey's Blog: [[https://boakandbailey.com/2014/07/the-launch-and-sinking-of-a-flagship/]].


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File:WC2SamuelWhibread2014a_JSe_July2014.jpg|Jeff Sechiari 2014
File:WC2SamuelWhibread2014a_JSe_July2014.jpg|Jeff Sechiari 2014
File:WC2SamuelWhibread2014aa_JSe_July2014.jpg|Jeff Sechiari 2014
File:WC2SamuelWhibread2014aa_JSe_July2014.jpg|Jeff Sechiari 2014
File:WC2SamuelWhitbread_Exterior1.jpg|From 'The House of Whitbread' magazine, Spring 1959
File:WC2SamuelWhitbread_CellarBar1.jpg|Cellar Bar. From 'The House of Whitbread' magazine, Spring 1959
File:WC2SamuelWhitbread_CocktailBar1.jpg|Cocktail Bar. From 'The House of Whitbread' magazine, Spring 1959
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 27 May 2022

Samuel Whitbread, 17-21 Leicester Square, London WC2

Opened by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in December 1958, to the designs of architects T P Bennett & Son. It later became a 'Henekey Inn' and 'Burger King'.

  • More information on this pub can be found on Boak & Bailey's Blog: [[1]].
  • This fine image from Evening Standard / Hulton Archive / Getty Images shows the pub at night in 1969: [[2]].