London's Alfresco Dining Revival Has One Obstacle: Londoners
The historic pub sits on the south bank of the Thames next to the site of the Old Royal Naval College and National Maritime Museum. Opened in 1837 and named after Admiral Horatio Nelson's famous victory, patrons included writers William Thackeray and Charles Dickens, who used it as the setting for a scene in Our Mutual Friend. Prime Minister William Gladstone was a customer in the 1880s; more recently, Liz Truss, whose premiership was almost as brief as the Battle of Trafalgar (though less successful), held her wedding reception there.
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