Rust and Roses
| Status: | Closed |
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| Address: | 90 Old Street, EC1V 9AX (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview) |
| London borough: | Islington |
| Former name(s): | John Doe's St Luke's Head |
| Former address: | 24 Old Street (1856) [also listed as 151 Whitecross Street (1839)] |
| Historical parish: | St Luke |
| Dates open: | by 1782-at least 1974, c2015-2020 |
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| Notes: | Later a shop, now a restaurant. Renamed as "John Doe's" in c2015 (a bar and restaurant), and as "Rust and Roses" in 2019, but closed a year later and returned to being just a restaurant. |
Photo taken in January 2026
| Sources: | Open date: Old Bailey/CAMRA Reopen date/Close date: CAMRA London Drinker WP8/WP40 PO 1839/1856/1869/1882/1895/1915 (all as "St. Luke's Head") Tris C (e-mail) |
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| References: | Old Bailey t17821016-32 |
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