Historic pubs · East of England
The Eagle, Cambridge
The Cambridge pub where DNA was announced — and the WWII RAF ceiling-graffiti bar.
Keith Edkins — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
The Eagle on Bene't Street, Cambridge, is the pub where Watson and Crick announced they had 'discovered the secret of life' on 28 February 1953 — a plaque commemorates the moment. The RAF Bar's ceiling is covered in WWII signatures and unit numbers burned into the plaster with cigarette lighters by US and British airmen.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Eagle (formerly known as the Eagle and Child) is a Grade II listed public house in Cambridge, England, which opened in 1667 as a coaching inn. It is the second oldest pub in Cambridge, after the Pickerel Inn on Magdalene Street. The pub's front, on the north side of Bene't Street in the centre of the city, is of circa 1600, with a galleried 19th-century wing behind, facing the courtyard. The site is owned by Corpus Christi College and the pub is managed by Greene King brewery.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.2042, 0.1183
- Address
- Bene't Street
- Established
- 1667
- Official site
- www.cambridgeartstheatre.com
Sources
- manual: the-eagle-cambridge (manual)
- wikipedia: The Eagle, Cambridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Eagle, Cambridge?
- The Eagle, Cambridge is in East of England, United Kingdom.
- When was The Eagle, Cambridge built?
- Built or established in 1667.
- Is The Eagle, Cambridge a listed building?
- The Eagle, Cambridge is officially recognised as Grade II listed.