The Crosse Keys

The Crosse Keys is a pub in the City of London operated under the J D Wetherspoon brand. It is located at 9 Gracechurch Street, City of London, EC3V 0DR. The building is the former headquarters of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, designed by W Campbell Jones and opened for business on 22 October 1913. The premises take their name from an ancient inn that stood near the site; in the late 16th century The Crosse Keys was licensed to stage plays, and by the early 1800s it had become a busy coaching inn. A plaque on the front of the Wetherspoon pub recalls the famous coaching inn called The Crosse Keys that stood near this site.

The Crosse Keys is a pub in the City of London. Its building is the former headquarters of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, designed by W Campbell Jones and opened for business on 22 October 1913. The premises are named after an ancient inn which stood near this site. In the late 16th century, The Crosse Keys was licensed to stage plays, and The Queen's Men performed here with the famous comic actor Richard Tarlton. By the early 1800s, this had become a busy coaching inn. A plaque on the front of this Wetherspoon pub recalls that a famous coaching inn, called The Crosse Keys, stood near this site. The pub is located at 9 Gracechurch Street, City of London, London, EC3V 0DR.

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