John Snow (public house)
The John Snow, formerly the Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is a public house in Broadwick Street, in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London, and dates back to the 1870s. It is named for the British epidemiologist and anaesthetist John Snow, who identified the nearby water pump as the source of a cholera outbreak in 1854.
John Snow pub (2023) | |
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Soho, City of Westminster, part of the West End of London |
| Address | 39 Broadwick Street |
| Town or city | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′47.5″N 0°08′12″W |
| Opened | 1870s |
| Known for | Named for John Snow |
At an initial glance the pub appears like other traditional pubs. Towards the back is a staircase that leads to the first floor and a display of some of Snow's work.
The pub serves as a meeting place for the John Snow Society, which encourages its members to visit the pub, introduced a walk following the footsteps of Snow through Soho and ending at the pub, and performs a ceremonial removal of the pump handle and visit to the pub following its annual Pumphandle Lecture.