City of London. Named after the old Roman road on which it stands, this pub was built in 1668 on the site of its predecessor which burnt down in the Great London fire of 1666. It was built by Christopher Wren out of old ship timbers, to house his workers during the reconstruction of nearby St. Paul's Cathedral, with the upstairs rooms used as drawing offices. It was rebuilt in 1901 and after the blitz in 1947. A Nicholson's pub, their Pale Ale was my beer of choice.