Canal 125

Status: Closed
Address: 125 Caledonian Road, N1 9RG (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Islington
Former name(s): Babushka
Swan Tavern
Former address: Thornhill Bridge, Caledonian Road (1856)
Upper Southampton Street (1834)
Historical parish: Islington
Dates open: by 1834-c2016
Good Beer Guide: [Swan Tavern:] 1982-1984
Owner: Punch Taverns (former)
Charrington (former)
Notes: Renamed as "Babushka" in 1996, and as "Canal 125" in 2005. Now a restaurant.
Photo taken in July 2008
Sources: Open date: Archives
Close date: London Drinker WP19
Renaming: WhatPub
Owner: WhatPub/CAMRA North London Beer Guide
London Drinker U232/WP28
PO 1839 (as "Swan")/1856 (as "Swan")/1869/1882/1895/1915 (all as "Swan Tavern")
References: MS 11936/540/1178746 (as "Swan")
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