Sophie's

Status: Open
Address: 42-44 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7NB (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: City of Westminster
Former name(s): Grace
Sugar Reef
Bull's Head [same site]
Black Bull
Bull
Former address: 43 Great Windmill Street (1851)
Historical parish: St James Westminster
Dates open: by 1789-at least 1851, c2000-
Owner: Novus Leisure (former)
Urbium (former)
Website: Website
Notes: Formerly a cinema (names going back were "Cannon Moulin Complex", "Cannon Dilly Cinema", "Classic Moulin Cinema", "Cameo Moulin Cinema", "Piccadilly News Theatre", "Piccadilly Cinematograph Theatre"). Renamed as "Grace" in 2009, and as "Sophie's" in 2017. Primarily a restaurant, but with a separate cocktail bar area.
Photo taken in July 2015
Sources: Open date: Archives/Cinema Treasures
Close date: Pub Wiki
London Drinker WP20/WP24
London Drinker WP3
PO 1839 (as "Bull")/1841 (as "Black Bull")
References: MS 11936/445/823444
MS 11936/448/828049
MS 11936/471/915248
MS 11936/498/1005052 (all as "Bull")
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