The Artist Marie Lloyd, N1

A smallish one bar corner back street pub tucked away in the Hoxton back streets just north of Old Street. The pub is named after the Victorian Music hall singer who was born round the corner in Hoxton in 1870, which may explain why the interior décor is dark leather seats and heavy Victorian style flock wallpaper. To be honest the décor wasn't to my taste and I only lingered long enough to try an Adnams from the solitary real ale hand pump on the bar. It was very quiet on the early evening I visited, probably due to its out the way location and you need to be a local to know it's there. And now that I do, I'm not sure I'll be rushing back , especially as I have now discovered the Prince Arthur around the corner in Brunswick Place, which is a tidy back street Sheps' pub which is much more aligned to my taste..