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Elgin, Ladbroke Grove

The Elgin is a Grade II listed public house at 96 Ladbroke Grove, London.

It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.

It was built in the mid-19th century, and the architect is not known.

The Elgin was a mod venue in the 1960s and a punk rock one in the 1970s. In May 1975 The 101ers were offered a weekly residency there which led to a nine-month stay.

Notable regular patrons have included the serial killer John Christie and Joe Strummer of The Clash.

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "The Elgin public house (1225123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's best real heritage pubs. St. Albans: CAMRA. p. 75. ISBN 9781852493042.
  3. ^ "Joe Strummer's favourite Ladbroke Grove boozer". The Shady Old Lady. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ Don J Whistance. "Early gigs". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.