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Hampstead, Jack Straw's Castle c.1965
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The original Jack Straw's Castle pub was destroyed by bombs during the Second World War; it was rebuilt in the early 1960s by the noted Classical architect Raymond Erith in Georgian Gothick style. Battlemented and weatherboarded, it is a delight. When I lived in the area in the 1970s it was one of the most popular pubs in London. It is astonishing that it is now closed and boarded up awaiting conversion to flats.

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Hampstead, Jack Straw's Castle c.1965

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I believe I can remember drinking in the bar of Jack Straw's Castle in the Fifties, although according to your caption it was destroyed in the war and not rebuilt until the Sixties. What I remember particularly was a wide stairway that just went up to the ceiling. It was, I thought, a well known feature of the place . Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any pictures of the inside to confirm this. Any ideas?
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