THE LARRIK

THE LARRIK

THE LARRIK - A LITERARY LONDON BAR

On Wednesday, Carsten, Jude and I ventured forth to The Larrik, Marylebone. On arrival, four people (a group of three and a single bloke) were drinking outside at the front.

This pub was first licensed in 1835 as the Laurie Arms. The present building dates from 1894 and the name ‘The Larrik’ is from 2001 after a spell as Seymours.

This is a corner pub with a large open plan seating area and a L-shaped bar. It feels bright inside as the windows are big and the walls painted a light colour. The décor is mainly wooden, polished floorboards, wooden tables and chairs, plus a few armchairs thrown in for good measure. Jude drew Carsten and my attention to a sexy nude on one wall.

They serve gastro-pub food here I noted the ‘business lunch’ for £16 (weekdays) includes a beer, wine or soft drink.

Carsten and Jude both drunk pint of Neck Oil. I was on the Pilsner Urquell. Card payment only.

The toilets are down wooden stairs.

This pub's main literary credentials stem from its connection to T.S. Eliot.

In the late 1910s, T.S. Eliot and his first wife Vivienne lived as newlyweds in Crawford Place directly opposite this pub. Here are snippets about The Eliots of Crawford Mansions.

The programme Hold on Tight: The Women of The Waste Land suggests that T.S. Eliot overheard phrases in the pub, which he used in The Waste Land.

From an unpublished memoir of T.S. Eliot by Mary Trevelyan: ‘Several times, when I?was driving about London with him, he brought out memories of that time,’ she writes. ‘In Paddington, as we passed the dingy flats of Crawford Mansions: ‘We lived there – I?was very unhappy. There is the pub – I?used to watch the people coming out at Closing Time – that’s the origin of ‘Hurry up Ladies – it’s time’.’’ [Taken from PN Review 242 ‘Some Investigation and Digression into Lines 139-167 of the Waste Land’ by John Clegg]

Jim McCue and James Brookes went to The Larrik with the specific intention of staying to hearing last orders being called.

In addition, to the pub's connections to T.S. Eliot there are other literary credentials such as: Ulla-Lena Lundberg, Sarah Death and a UK publisher dining here in 2023.

The Larrik, 32 Crawford Place, Marylebone, W1H 5NN



If you liked this article,?there are other London literary pubs listed here.

Excellent piece of literary detailing

回复
Sarah Death

Full-time literary translator from Swedish to English

1 年

A fun little modern footnote to its literary credentials: I was there for a quick impromptu dinner earlier this year with a UK publisher and the eminent Finland-Swedish author Anna-Lena Lundberg, plus a giant bouquet of lilies that the author had just received after giving a talk about her latest novel to the Anglo-Swedish Society at the Swedish Church just around the corner in Harcourt Street.

要查看或添加评论,请登录

Henry Bewley的更多文章

  • CALLAGHANN'S

    CALLAGHANN'S

    CALLAGHANN'S - A LITERARY LONDON PUB Carsten, David, Rob, Yokey and I took a Paul Talling walk around Limehouse and…

    1 条评论
  • THE LIBERTY BOUNDS

    THE LIBERTY BOUNDS

    THE LIBERTY BOUNDS - A LITERARY LONDON PUB It was Howard‘s birthday so Jon-Jon and I celebrated with him at The Liberty…

    3 条评论
  • THE OLD SHIP

    THE OLD SHIP

    THE OLD SHIP - A LITERARY LONDON PUB The Old Ship is a Grade II listed pub, dating from around 1850, in York Square. It…

  • THE PEACOCK

    THE PEACOCK

    THE PEACOCK - A LITERARY LONDON PUB On a not so lazy Sunday, Carsten, David, Rob, Yokey and I (Henry) took a Paul…

    3 条评论
  • THE CAPTAIN FLINDERS

    THE CAPTAIN FLINDERS

    THE CAPTAIN FLINDERS - A LITERARY LONDON PUB J.D.

    4 条评论
  • SOUTHAMPTON ARMS

    SOUTHAMPTON ARMS

    SOUTHAMPTON ARMS – A LITERARY LONDON PUB Paul Talling, of London's Lost Rivers/Derelict London fame, facilitated a…

    3 条评论
  • YORKSHIRE GREY

    YORKSHIRE GREY

    YORKSHIRE GREY - A LITERARY LONDON PUB On Wednesday 11 November 2024, The Society of Authors (SOA) held a ‘SOA Lates’…

    1 条评论
  • THE SHASTON ARMS

    THE SHASTON ARMS

    THE SHASTON ARMS - A LITERARY LONDON PUB In 1999, two former shops became this small glass fronted pub: Two narrow…

    1 条评论
  • DENMARK ARMS

    DENMARK ARMS

    DENMARK ARMS - A LITERARY LONDON PUB A few of the attendees (Carsten, Jude and I) after Rebecca Varley-Winter’s writing…

    5 条评论
  • BOLEYN TAVERN

    BOLEYN TAVERN

    BOLEYN TAVERN - A LITERARY LONDON PUB On Friday (22nd November), before attending a Rebecca Varley-Winter’s writing…

    7 条评论

社区洞察

其他会员也浏览了