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FREEDOM PASS WETHERSPOONS PART 3

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    FREEDOM PASS WETHERSPOONS PART 3      Spotted on Tripadvisor, the perfect Wetherspoons review .....  "Full of old people. No music". The George - Wanstead (part 3)         The metal dragon reminds us that the pub that stood here until 1903 was named  The George and Dragon.         How many can you identify from the "Gallery of Georges"?             .... the 'old people' might do better here. Answers below.  The Metropolitan Bar - Marylebone        Wow!  The Metropolitan Bar,  next door to Baker Street Station, is a gem I was completely unaware of. It's huge, elegant, and  cheap for central London.      On January 10, 1863 the world's first underground train passed under here. It had gas-lit wooden carriages and was pulled by a steam locomotive. This was the new Metropolitan Line and ran between Paddington and Farringdon . So...