The Lexington, Islington


The Lexington is a pub and music venue on Pentonville Road in Islington, London that opened in 2008. The bar specialises in bourbon, as well as American craft beer. The building it is in was built over 1875 to 1876 and was originally known as The Belvidere.
The venue area is upstairs, with a raised back section by the bar. The front of this has bench seating, but facing away from the stage.
On Monday evenings the pub has a music quiz, previously sponsored by Rough Trade, that is usually hosted by Paul Guided Missile.

History

The building now housing The Lexington was erected in 1875–6. It was then known as the Belvidere, and was a new construction for the earlier tavern of that name on the same site. It was designed by the architect W. E. Williams and built by Robert Marr.
The Lexington was particularly badly hit by a reform of London business rates in 2017, with a proposed increase of more than 200 percent. The venue challenged this and managed to get somewhat of a reduction to an increase of 118 percent.

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