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The first central was just joining messengers on a Friday evening, and at that time they were using the Jon Snow on Broadwick Street, it was also the starting point of a lot of the alleycats at the time.
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a nod to some of the original or early venues. with some of the more recent ones (Chesham Arms) in the mix too.
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The selection was more about strong identities with the relevant drinks rather than original venues, except Wests which was merely choosing somewhere not quite so close to Wales.
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@Oliver Schick
Ha, nice one, Jonny and Matt. Is this meant to be the original venues? Just thinking as I see the Trinity Arms and the Stonemasons in there. SEs started at the King's Arms in Tooley Street (the Roebuck was the venue for much longer and more popular, though), and Easts at the Royal Inn, which is no longer the pub it was. I expect you'll have taken all this into consideration. :) Was the first Central drinks at the John Snow or at the Lamb? I can't remember, probably because I wasn't there.