Home of oldest restaurant given to National Trust
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Rules restaurant at 34-35 Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, London's oldest restaurant operating since 1798, has been gifted as an £11m freehold to the National Trust along with its historic collection of visitor books, menus and photographs, securing its future as a working restaurant while protecting the building's preservation.
The restaurant will continue operating as a commercial tenant; rent payments support the building's conservation.
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