Travel Reference
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The “former-bank pubs” represent a more modern trend in pub-building. As
banks increasingly go electronic, they're moving out of lavish, high-rent old build-
ings. Many of these former banks are being refitted as pubs with elegant bars
and freestanding stillions, which provide a fine centerpiece. Three such pubs are
The Old Bank of England
(
£
7-10 meals, Mon-Fri 11:00-23:00, food served
12:00-21:00, closed Sat-Sun, 194 Fleet Street, Tube: Temple, tel. 020/7430-2255),
The Jugged Hare
(open daily, 172 Vauxhall Bridge Road—see map on
here
,
House
(Mon-Fri 11:00-23:00, closed Sat-Sun, 50 Cornhill, Tube: Bank, tel. 020/