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The Edinboro Castle is a
Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
public house A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...
on
Mornington Terrace Mornington Terrace is a street in Camden Town. Located in the London Borough of Camden, it runs southeastwards from Delancey Street, Camden, Delancey Street following the route of the West Coast Main Line, main line into Euston that runs immediat ...
in the
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. It was constructed in 1839 and was named after
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in
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, with the original spelling of the pub being the same. It once housed a small
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,
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and
tea garden A tea garden is an outdoor space where tea and light refreshments are served, or any garden with which the drinking of tea is associated. Especially in India, it is also a common term for a tea plantation. The tea garden was a part of early Eng ...
s. It was listed in 1973. In 1984 a fire damaged the pub but it was refurbished in its original Victorian style by
Charringtons Charrington Brewery was founded in Bethnal Green, London, in the early 18th century by Robert Westfield. In 1766, John Charrington joined the company, which then traded as Westfield, Moss & Charrington from the Anchor Brewery in Stepney. It merg ...
.Woodford p.65


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* Woodford, Peter (ed.) ''From Primrose Hill to Euston Road''. Camden History Society, 1995. 1839 establishments in England Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Camden Grade II listed pubs in London Camden Town Pubs in the London Borough of Camden {{pub-stub