Our first historic London pub is the Newman Arms, a historic pub in Fitzrovia
Its building dates back to 1730. There has been a pub since the 1860s, and previously was a blacksmiths, a candle-makers, picture framers and a brothel.
The name of the pub comes from Newman Hall, in Essex, which was the country seat of the local landowner William Berners.
Berners is not the only historical figure associated with The Newman Arms, with other famous patrons said to include politician Winston Churchill and poet Dylan Thomas.
It is also particularly associated with author George Orwell. He frequented the area while working for the BBC and the Ministry of Information. The image shown is from Orwell's National Union of Journalism card. The pub is said to have inspired the proles' pub in his novel 1984 and also features in his novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying.
