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Picture source: Rex Ward

The Swag & Tails was situated at 10-11 Fairholt Street. It was previously known as The Prince Of Wales. A friend of mine knew this pub in the 1950s, and said that it was a friendly backstreet pub, whose landlord went to great efforts to decorate it for Christmas. My only visit was in 2009, and my impression was that it gone down the gastro-pub route, and was very much food led. Reportedly bought by Tamara Ecclestone (daughter of F1 supremo Bernie) with a view to either rebuilding or expanding the premises considerably and turn it into a late night venue. This went down like a lead balloon with residents, and its future is now uncertain. This pub closed in 2009.

Source: Rex Ward

I used to manage this pub. Famous people who drank here during my time included Boris Karloff, Fabian, Ruth Ellis and Buster Crabbe

Michael Bradley (August 2016)

When working in London (Knightsbridge) in the early 1980s I vaguely visiting this pub a few times but the one thing I remember is that the landlord was the brother of Sid James, the actor.

Peter Fowler (September 2021)

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