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The Coach and Horses at 29 Greek Street on the corner with Romilly Street in Soho, London, is a grade II listed public house.

In the 20th-century the pub became notable for its association with the columnist Jeffrey Bernard, the staff of Private Eye magazine, other journalists and as a haunt for Soho personalities. Through their writings its former landlord, Norman Balon, became known as "London's rudest landlord".^[1]

Early history

There has been a pub on the site since the 18th century.{{citation required|date=February 2019}} The current building dates from the early 19th-century and is grade II listed with Historic England.^[2]

20th century

In the twentieth century the landlord for over 60 years was Norman Balon who developed a persona as London's rudest landlord. He began to work at the pub in 1943 when he left an engineering course to serve at the bar after his father became the landlord there.^[1]^[5]

The pub became a favourite drinking spot for the journalists of the satirical magazine Private Eye and the location of their fortnightly lunches at which it was hoped a plentiful supply of cheap wine would prompt an indiscretion from one of the guests such as member of Parliament John Hemming's admission that he had got his mistress pregnant.^[6] It featured regularly in the magazine's "Low Life" column by Jeffrey Bernard, a regular at the pub until his death in 1997.^[3]

In 1989, the interior of the pub was recreated on stage for the biographical play about Bernard, Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell.^[4] The play was successful and Balon's memoirs followed in 1991 titled You're Barred, You Bastards: The Memoirs of a Soho Publican.^[5]

21st century

Norman Balon was succeeded as landlord in May 2006 by Alastair Choat, Greg Stewart, and Melanie Krudy.^[6] As of February 2019 the pub markets itself as "London's first vegetarian and vegan pub".^[7] The Evening Standard have reported that the owners, Fuller's Brewery, have declined to renew the lease.^[8]

Notable patrons

References

1. ^¹{{'}}You're Barred, You Bastards!', The Memoirs of a Soho Publican, Norman Balon with Spencer Bright, Sidgwick & Jackson, London 1991
2. ^{{National Heritage List for England |num=1235282 |desc=Coach and Horses public house|accessdate=3 April 2015}}
3. ^¹[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jul/02/uknews Time called at Bernard's watering hole.] Mark Honigsbaum, The Guardian, 2 July 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
4. ^O'Toole's triumphant return. BBC News, 5 August 1999. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
5. ^¹[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/passedfailed-an-education-in-the-life-of-norman-balon-the-rudest-soho-landlord-416789.html Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Norman Balon, the rudest Soho landlord.] Jonathan Sale, The Independent, 21 September 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
6. ^History. Norman's Coach and Horses. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
7. ^¹Home. Norman's Coach and Horses. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
8. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹[https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/have-a-pint-and-help-save-an-iconic-slice-of-old-soho-a4064526.html Have a pint and help save an iconic slice of old Soho.] Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
9. ^{{cite web|author=Steve Boggan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/he-went-his-own-way-to-oblivion-fleetwood-macs-former-guitarist-is-found-a-little-the-worse-for-wear-1511056.html |title=He went his own way to oblivion: Fleetwood Mac's former guitarist is found, a little the worse for wear, in a hostel for London's homeless |publisher=The Independent |date= |accessdate=2017-03-27}}