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The Windsor Castle is a former public house on Harrow Road, Maida Vale, London. It was a seminal rock venue and is now a designated heritage asset.〔 ==History== The Windsor Castle opened on Harrow Road in 1829. It was rebuilt in its current style around 1850,〔 〕 with stucco plaster around the windows, quoins and a castellated parapet.〔 〕 The Windsor Castle became a music venue in the 1960s. It is renowned for early gigs by the Rolling Stones and The Who. Other bands who played there and who went on to achieve mainstream success include Dr. Feelgood, The Jam, U2 and the Psychedelic Furs〔 Joe Strummer, later of The Clash, played there a number of times as a member of the 101ers. The Clash song 'Protex Blue' was inspired by the condom vending machine in the pub's toilets.〔 The Windsor Castle's fortunes declined in the 21st century. Part of its premises were converted into a strip club in an attempt to increase revenue.〔〔 〕 This failed and the pub finally closed in 2009.〔 The building has subsequently been used for office accommodation and short term lodgings. An application to demolish it was rejected in early 2011. It currently remains derelict.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Windsor Castle, Maida Vale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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