Baker Street

The Globe

43-47, Marylebone Rd, London, NW1 5JY

Date of Visit : 27th April 2005
Approx. Time of Visit: 6pm

Route Used: Jubilee from Canary Wharf
Distance Traveled : 7.82 miles

Guests: None
Clientele: tourists, casual office workers

Pub Number : 005

Characteristics	Rating	Comments
Ambience		Nice mix, party of women upstairs
Facilities		very good, 5 fruits, cash machine, itbox quiz machine, Sky TV, non smoking bar. only a pool table and big screen were missing
Ladies		best so far due to quantity (if not quality), 3 diminutive barmaids and a party of women upstairs!

OVERALL

Would definitely come back, a MD stamp of approval.

Our first big marathon drinking session was about to begin. we had tentatively agreed on 6 pubs for the evening and a plan to head off home at approximately 10pm. So, how did we get on? Did we manage it? What do you reckon?!? We knew that guests would be joining us later in the evening, but we decided to get a cheeky single in before they arrived and so we took the Jubilee line up to Baker Street in the Northwest corner of Zone 1. After admiring the tiling in the station on our way out, we were pleased to be greeted by the visage of the pub that is The Globe. The excitement built as we crossed the road to our destination, Tim could hardly contain himself at the sight of the big barrels lined up outside with the benches and parasols. We purchased our pints and settled down to appraise our surroundings. After a short panic that we had forgotten our meticulously prepared "score sheets", we started to like this pub a lot. The facilities were good, the big open windows made it fresh and there was even an upstairs non-smoking bar. But what clinched it was two little gems, firstly the board with the "sausage of the day" (pork and leek) and secondly, the sheet that we were making notes on had a good deal of interesting information about the Globe - reproduced lovingly (even down to the font) below for your enjoyment! Our experience was only tainted by being dicked by a shop owner for £4.55 for 4 batteries which we needed for the camera. We swore we would never set out so badly prepared again and headed for our next destination, Edgware Road.

THE GLOBE HISTORY

The Globe Tavern was built in 1735 at the time of the building of Marylebone Road an adjoining Nash Terraces. The first ever omnibus service from Holborn stopped here, the original service of one coach each way soon became increased to a dozen journeys per day. In later years, the world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Line, was constructed under the road a few feet from the tavern. Many famous and infamous characters have been patrons of The Globe including Charles Dickens who learned of the tragic death of his daughter whilst delivering a lecture. William Pitt the Younger was born close by and was certainly a customer. He was prescribed alcohol for pleurisy as a baby and by the age of twelve was an alcoholic. He continued drinking steadily, so much so, that by the age of 24 he was made Prime Minister. Sir ArthUr Conan Doyle worked in nearby Park Road and would have been a regular diner along with the writers, critics and glitterati who frequented the tavern. In 1836 the publican, one William Thornton, being ill in bed from over consumption, sent his Barmaid to the cellar for liquor. When she returned she found him dead with his throat cut, at least that was her story. Suicide was accepted by the coroner but perhaps not by William whose ghost still walks here from time to time. Today the tavern remains much as it did in the 18th Century serving traditional English food and ale. We hope you enjoy your visit and pay no attention to 'OLD WILLIAM'

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