Bathroom Prince Henri small, strange and interesting place on fleet street, in the heart of London. Strange it is though the fact that to Prince Henry has not the slightest relationship. Interesting fact that is one of the few buildings of the city that survived the Great fire of 1666.

The plot of land under the house initially belonged to the Templars – just steps away is the temple Church, which was the headquarters of the powerful of the order in Britain. After his defeat in 1308 the seat was transferred to St. John, and after the dissolution and the order in 1610 there was a tavern called "the coat of Arms of the Prince." The tavern was built in the years of growing up of Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest son of king James I. the Young Prince was energetic and open, it saw a promising heir, but in 1612 at the age of only eighteen he suddenly died of typhus. The coincidence of dates is the only connection between the tavern and the Prince: is no evidence that he came here, no.

But in the tavern, which later received the name "the Fountain", went modest official of the Navy Department, the most famous of the seventeenth century Londoner Samuel Pepys. He famous that kept a diary, which described in detail the daily life of the citizens of the Restoration period, the Great London plague of 1665 and the Great fire of London in 1666.

In 1975, in "the room of Prince Henry", located on the first floor of the building, the Club Samuel PIP placed the Museum. The location was perfect: the room remained fine oak panelling and plaster of the reign of king James I (XVII century), absolutely magnificent stucco ceiling of the same time – perhaps the best available in London. In the Windows – excellent stained glass Windows, though stylized, created in the twentieth century.

Now, however, the tourist will not get here: explore the building professionals, the city municipality decides how to use it on. However, in a house with such history and look from the street. They depict the appearance of the building in the nineteenth century – then it looked completely different than now. In 1900 it became clear that the established is not known when the false facade hides the original timber-framed structure 1610. Behind the false facade hiding and eight wonderful carved panels. Now the facade of the building is cleared, and it looks exactly as seen him honest chronicler evil times of London official Samuel Pepys.