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The Devil Tavern, whose full sign was The Devil and Saint Dunstan, was a tavern at number 2, Fleet Street in London, near the Temple Bar. It existed from the reign of James I (1603–25) until it was demolished in 1787 by Child & Co. to expand their banking premises.

The tavern was opposite the church of Saint Dunstan, and its sign depicted the devil tweaking Saint Dunstan's nose.

References

1. Percy Simpson (1939), "Ben Jonson and the Devil Tavern", The Modern Language Review, 34 (3): 367–373, doi:10.2307/3717698, JSTOR 3717698
2. Theophilus Charles Noble (1869), Memorials of Temple Bar, Diprose & Bateman, p. 111
3. John Timbs (1872), Clubs and Club Life in London, John Camden Hotten, pp. 405–411
4. Cunningham, Peter (1849). Handbook of London: Past and Present. J. Murray. p. 258. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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