London. This unique triangular shaped building is located on the site of a Dominican Friary (the friars were known as the Blackfriars because of their black habits) that was established in 1279 and dissolved in 1538 by Henry VIII. It is believed that Emperor Charles V and Henry VIII's court met at this site during the dissolution of Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon in 1532. The pub was built in 1875 and remodeled in 1905 and is considered an art nouveau masterpiece. Everywhere you look there are arches, statues, carvings , and stained glass windows depicting the monks. There is seating around the U-shaped bar and dining rooms at the rear and upstairs. It also has a small windowless room called the Grotto that was excavated from a railway vault. The pub was almost demolished in the 1960s but was saved by a campaign led by poet John Betjeman. A true gem, I had a long sit soaking in the beauty of the room while enjoying a pint of Nicholson's Pale Ale.