The Sir Alexander Fleming, opening on 30 Sep 2025
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020 8057 9808
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5 Merchant Square, Paddington Basin, Paddington, Westminster, W2 1AS
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Location
Opening Times
Monday
8:00am - 11:30pm
Tuesday
8:00am - 11:30pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 11:30pm
Thursday
8:00am - 11:30pm
Friday
8:00am - 12:00am
Saturday
8:00am - 12:00am
Sunday
8:00am - 11:30pm
Facilities
- wifiWifi
- deckLicensed Outside Area
- baby_changing_stationBaby Change
- accessibleStep Free Access
Pub history
Near Merchant Square, St Mary’s Hospital (now part of Imperial College) is where Sir Alexander Fleming, the eminent physician, ‘discovered’ penicillin. 5 Merchant Square rises high above Paddington Basin, built as the Grand Junction Canal’s terminus. With much flag-waving, bell-ringing and canon-firing, the waterway opened to traffic in 1801, bringing goods in bulk from the industrial Midlands to what was, then, the edge of the capital, from where they were also exported worldwide.
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