George and Vulture

[1] It was said to be a meeting place of the notorious Hellfire Club and has long been a revered City chop house.

[3] When it was threatened with demolition, Cedric Charles Dickens, the author's great-grandson, campaigned to save it.

[4] The George and Vulture was praised in Good Food Guide to London, 1968, as a "rare example of an old City chop-house.

"[5] By that date, if not earlier, the establishment was celebrated for its Pickwick Pudding that sold in 1968 for twelve shillings sixpence but only on Thursday during oyster season.

[6] The George and Vulture is a Grade II listed building, dating back to the early 18th century.