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The Tipperary has been kept as
authentic as possible with its long oak bar and oak panelling from
floor to ceiling. On the walls are bevelled mirrors nicely positioned
at head height ensure that you cannot avoid gazing into at least one
of them. The bar is long and narrow and runs along the entire length
of the room. There are also several lovely prints and photographs of
London life in Victorian times. The shelf behind the bar is
intricately carved and displays an excellent selection of Irish
whiskeys, wines and
spirits.
The clock behind the bar is a replica of a clock made by the famous
clockmaker Thomas Tompian, often referred to as the ‘Father of
Watchmakers’.
Up the stairs is where we find
the Boar’s Head Bar – if you sit by the lead lined windows overlooking
Fleet Street with just a little imagination you could easily be in the
Tudor room at Hampton Court Palace. The walls are oak panelled (there
just has to be a secret panel somewhere). The small but well stocked
bar looks as if it has been here for centuries. Around the walls are
converted gas lamps with finely etched shaded, in-between which are
some very interesting prints of Fleet Street when it was filled with
the clankety-clank sound of the inexorable printing presses.
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