A Pub Named After Mary Wollstonecraft Is Opening in Stokey

"After 32 years in business, popular Irish pub Ryan's Bar closed at the end of December but the site isn't sitting empty for long as it's being transformed into The Mary Wollstonecraft Freehouse. Ryan's, opened in the early nineties, was the first time that the site on Stoke Newington Church Street was used as a pub, having first been a drapers in the late 19th century, and then a series of cafes and restaurants."

"Now it's beginning a new chapter as another boozer, named after the writer, philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft, best known for her feminist work A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Wollstonecraft lived and worked in Newington Green in the early 1780s, where she founded a school for girls. A Maggi Hambling sculpture commemorating Wollstonecraft was unveiled in Newington Green in 2020."

Ryan's Bar closed at the end of December after 32 years in business. The site on Stoke Newington Church Street is being transformed into The Mary Wollstonecraft Freehouse, scheduled to open in early 2026 at 181 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0UL. The location previously functioned as a drapers in the late 19th century and later hosted cafes, restaurants, and Ryan's from the early 1990s. The new pub will include a garden and serve as a space for both dining and drinking. Mary Wollstonecraft lived and worked in Newington Green in the early 1780s and founded a school for girls. A Maggi Hambling sculpture commemorating Wollstonecraft was unveiled in Newington Green in 2020. More information is available via @thewollstonecraft.

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