The George Tavern
Pauline purchased The George Tavern in 2003. The Georgian public house (formerly The Halfway House) is situated in the East End of London in Stepney and is a Grade II listed building. Pauline has built up The Georges reputation as a top music, performance and art venue, and a location for film and advertising.
Acts that have played at The George include John Cooper Clarke, Evan Dando, Pete Doherty, Snow Patrol, Duran Duran and Nick Cave.
The George Tavern recently launched a campaign to stop a development attached to the historic building. The campaign featured friends of The George Tavern including Amy Winehouse, Kate Moss, Sir Ian McKellan and John Cooper-Clarke. In early 2009 the Planning Inspectorate refused planning permission for the development.
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Famous quotes containing the word tavern:
“Because it is in the nature of things that they become extreme, we have passed down from manliness to cruelty. If I had been told when I was 20 that there was a tavern in the town where the brave and the cruel were gathered together, I would have run all the way and I would have gone up to the largest and leatheriest of the denizens and said: “If you truly love me, kill the bartender.””
—Quentin Crisp (b. 1908)