Peacock Inn, Islington

The Peacock Inn is a former public house at 11 Islington High Street, London, that dates from 1564.

History

The pub closed in 1962 although the building still stands.

In fiction

The inn features in Tom Brown's Schooldays as the inn at which Tom stays prior to travelling to Rugby School. It is also mentioned in Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby as the place where Nicholas stops on his coach journey to Yorkshire.

References

External links

Media related to Peacock Inn, Islington at Wikimedia Commons