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gazette: Origin
Early 17th Century; via French for Italian gazzetta, originally Venetian gazeta de la novita 'a halfpennyworth of news' (because the news-sheet sold for a gazeta, a Venetian coin of small value)
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16th December 2022

Simpson's Tavern off Cornhill CLOSED! 

It was with some surprise, shock and horror we discovered in mid-October that Simpson’s Tavern had been closed without notice by the off-shore owner of the freehold. A foreclosure notice was pasted on the windows and doors, and the locks changed!
Not sure as to what was happening and why, we made a call to Simpson’s to have our worst fears confirmed, the chop house was unlikely to be opened for the Christmas Season. Our event on 8th December was not going ahead at our favoured venue.
As a chop house established in 1757, Simpson’s Tavern will be a huge loss to the City of London. Also, to the many people who have frequented it over many decades. Please note this affected more than the workers in the Square Mile.

The outcry of disgust and distress became international, so many remembered their happy days of feasting and imbibing at this traditional restaurant. The press jumped to it and not only the restaurant reviewers, local and national news took up the baton. Twitter chirped its soul out and Facebook demanded justice of the philistines who would consider such a closure of an ancient and revered haunt.

Crowdfunding was put in place immediately and today £112,696 has been raised of the required £385,000. Many supported fast and furiously, but as you can see funds are still required, and there are only 27 days to go. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-our-simpsons-tavern

Simpson’s Tavern is back in the news on 15th December, when the support of Peter Dunphy, who is a City of London Councillor for the ward of Cornhill, joined in the support of ‘Save Our Simpsons’. A request was put before the Court of Common Council to grant protection of Simpson’s as an Asset of Community Value. The vote was was unanimous! Read about it here: https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/simpsons-tavern-granted-protection-as-it-fights-to-reopen-59416/

We now await the fate of the sale of the property, Simpson’s Tavern as was, is at the forefront and negotiating with the vendor.
For our part we found a new (temporary) venue at Ye Olde Watling. The manager and staff made us very welcome. The Dining Room was perfect, the menu excellent and we enjoyed ourselves in our usual Georgian manner. Also a special thank you to our guests, who supported us with the swift move.

It is with hope and trust we may return to our favourite chop house some day soon to celebrate the continuance of over 250 years of excellent dining and conviviality.

Please support ‘Save our Simpsons’ in any way you can, Crowdfunding, Facebook, and Twitter.
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Seasons Greetings & A Happy New Year

​Simpsons Tavern - Yuletide Fest - October 2019
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Necromancer
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Baritone - Alistair Sutherland
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Dr Matthew Green - Historian/Author
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Miss B & Miss Kitty Pridden - Grand Dames of the Salon
If you wish to make contact with our superlative entertainments:

Necromancer : www.thelondonspy.com/
Baritone: www.alistairsutherland.com/
Dr Matthew Green: unrealcityaudio.co.uk/





​A special treat - Alistair Sutherland serenading a guest to celebrate her birthday.

Winter Season Podcast

11/14/2016

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  • Last year we made a podcast with Londonist Out Loud broadcaster N Quentin Woolf.  We showed him Georgian London on our time travel walk, through thoroughfares, busy squares and dark dank alleys. We had a lot of fun bringing our guide training and love of things Georgian together as one amusing and entertaining podcast which you can listen to here: bit.ly/1INMvYu

​We hope you will enjoy it and you may decide that you would like to join us in one of our many exciting activities.  You can still book for 1st December Yuletide Supper and our events for 2017 will be going live in a couple of weeks.  

Dr Johnson's House will once again feature in our exciting calendar during May and September 2017. We leave you with a definition which is currently pertinent to the state of affairs in the world today.

Politician: 1. One versed in the arts of government; one skilled in politicks. 2. A man of artifice; one of deep contrivance.
Dr Johnson's Dictionary 1755



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2017 - Dates for the Diary

11/3/2016

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               Ka'lendar. n.s. [now written calendar.] An account of time
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Once again we will be holding four events throughout the year at Simpson's Tavern off Cornhill, in the City of London.

There are slight variations to our previous calendars, we have introduced an August date which we hope will entice our friends, acquaintances and strangers who are really only free to indulge themselves copiously during the Summer Holidays!  Also we hope this will encourage some our overseas followers to visit us.

9th March
15th June
17th August

7th December

We are also planning some extra events which we hope will once again involve Dr Johnson's House, confirmation will be broadcast as soon as we know.  They are likely to be during May and/or September.

Meanwhile we hope as many of you as possible will come and join us on the first day of the festive month to imbibe fully and enjoy the hospitality of Georgian Dining Academy.

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