Had friends from Scotland down with us for the weekend. Instead of going to The Valley, we got riverboat from Greenwich to Tower Bridge then walked back via Thames Path, taking in several of the pubs mentioned plus a few more:
- The Vaults under Tower Bridge - The Angel including a good chat with “famous Dave” while we watched high tide batter the windows - The Mayflower - The Salt Quay - The Blacksmiths - The Ship & Whale - The Dog & Bell - The Sail Loft
A great way to spend a non-football Saturday.
And will need to check out a few of the other recommendations on this thread, thanks, Prague.
If you were going in that direction I would have suggested going along to the Fuller's brewery at Chiswick for a tour, and the Mawson Arms next door, as that has a blue plaque for Alexander Pope on the side. Annoyingly the pub's closed since Covid, so that's a bit of a non-starter.
The exterior shots were of The Lamb but everything inside was done in a studio. My Dad drank in there every day in his City career and always points this out. Legend has it that when The Duke walked into the pub for the shot he was so taken with it’s decor, or lack of, and the atmosphere that he called a halt to the days filming and spent a good few hours enjoying the hospitality. Of course there is a lovely photograph of him taking part in a drink or three in there on the wall.
Another vote here for The Lamb in Lambs Conduit Street.
It's one of the few remaining pubs with "snob screens" which allowed the posh drinkers not to have to see the bar staff. Literary connections include Charles Dickens, Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
The exterior shots were of The Lamb but everything inside was done in a studio. My Dad drank in there every day in his City career and always points this out. Legend has it that when The Duke walked into the pub for the shot he was so taken with it’s decor, or lack of, and the atmosphere that he called a halt to the days filming and spent a good few hours enjoying the hospitality. Of course there is a lovely photograph of him taking part in a drink or three in there on the wall.
The odds would be high that your dad worked in insurance then 😉.
I saw the film on TV not long after starting work in 85 and have a great friend of the same name. It was a surreal (I probably didn’t know what that meant then) feeling to see a place I worked next door to on the TV.
Tell you what Prague, after the nonsense of you being provided with 128 different public transport routes from Eltham to Charlton only for you to get a bleeding parking permit, your man better visit these bloody pubs.
Having nightmares already of him just texting you back post-trip ‘Wetherspoons’
🤣 The main danger is he will now want to stay the whole month and blow his research budget in the process. We will give him some gentle “background guidance” on Wetherspoons. Still bracing for Mike to ask me “What’s this Millers place they keep going on about?”
But seriously though, what a fantastice array of pubs, it’s taken me aback. The only one I was a regular in was the Princess Louise, including a visit last Feb when my old gang of mates from the 80s were revisiting the scenes of epic stag nights. There must be well over 100 suggestions on here now.
I’m going to insist that Charlton Life gets a credit when his book gets published.
My late Dad's favourite boozer was the Dacre Arms in Lewisham, just down the road from us. Think he almost pretty much lived in it !!!. Was able to stand out the back at 14 years old and have a half pint for 25p back in the day.
The Hand & Shears, Middle Street EC1 is a lovely old pub. Established in 1532 and grade 1 listed. Lots of original features. Decent selection of beers - craft ales + Timothy Taylor's Landlord.
I am not sure there are many of our “techies” on this thread but can one of the new AI platforms crawl this thread, and extract all the pub names and details and turn them into a neat list?
I am not sure there are many of our “techies” on this thread but can one of the new AI platforms crawl this thread, and extract all the pub names and details and turn them into a neat list?
Sure. I can go to them all and have a pint in each too if you like, if you're paying?
The Hand & Shears, Middle Street EC1 is a lovely old pub. Established in 1532 and grade 1 listed. Lots of original features. Decent selection of beers - craft ales + Timothy Taylor's Landlord.
Good shout. And for such a relatively small pub, it's got four different area you can have a cuff in
I am not sure there are many of our “techies” on this thread but can one of the new AI platforms crawl this thread, and extract all the pub names and details and turn them into a neat list?
Blimey, we've half written a book that'll be published in someone else's name, now we're being asked to supervise the editing.
The Hoop and Grapes Aldgate, it is a Nicholsons pub, The Plume of Feathers Park Vista Greenwich. The Camel Bethnal Green, a bit off the beaten track. The Speaker, Great Peter street.
- Sutton Arms, Great Sutton St. NOT the one on Carthusian St. Has a cracking array of beers on - Southampton Arms, nr Tufnell Park, NW5. Absolute icon of a pub
The above two aren't particularly steeped in music or literary history, but are phenomenal pubs nonetheless.
I’m really into my Irish pubs at the moment. The city had got a couple of crackers called Feeneys which does the best guiness I’ve ever had in London (not been to the Devonshire yet). Also got a visit to Mc and sons in Vauxhall planned on Saturday and a boys xmas dinner starting off in Skehans in Nunhead the following Saturday.
I’m really into my Irish pubs at the moment. The city had got a couple of crackers called Feeneys which does the best guiness I’ve ever had in London (not been to the Devonshire yet). Also got a visit to Mc and sons in Vauxhall planned on Saturday and a boys xmas dinner starting off in Skehans in Nunhead the following Saturday.
Which is also a location in the classic BBC adaptation of Tinker Tailor featuring the awesome Alec Guinness as Smiley meeting Jerry Westerby - lovely pub
I’m really into my Irish pubs at the moment. The city had got a couple of crackers called Feeneys which does the best guiness I’ve ever had in London (not been to the Devonshire yet). Also got a visit to Mc and sons in Vauxhall planned on Saturday and a boys xmas dinner starting off in Skehans in Nunhead the following Saturday.
Feeney’s is excellent.👌
They’ve also got the dog on the outskirts of the city near Aldgate. Need to go.
- Sutton Arms, Great Sutton St. NOT the one on Carthusian St. Has a cracking array of beers on - Southampton Arms, nr Tufnell Park, NW5. Absolute icon of a pub
The above two aren't particularly steeped in music or literary history, but are phenomenal pubs nonetheless.
I caught you in the Lost Hour in Greenwich once so not sure re your taste in pubs! Mind you, it now has flowery sofas…
The Hand & Shears, Middle Street EC1 is a lovely old pub. Established in 1532 and grade 1 listed. Lots of original features. Decent selection of beers - craft ales + Timothy Taylor's Landlord.
Good shout. And for such a relatively small pub, it's got four different area you can have a cuff in
I’m really into my Irish pubs at the moment. The city had got a couple of crackers called Feeneys which does the best guiness I’ve ever had in London (not been to the Devonshire yet). Also got a visit to Mc and sons in Vauxhall planned on Saturday and a boys xmas dinner starting off in Skehans in Nunhead the following Saturday.
Feeney’s is excellent.👌
They’ve also got the dog on the outskirts of the city near Aldgate. Need to go.
@PragueAddick, please see the attached list, hopefully this will meet your friend's needs. I've ordered them by postcode as (without mapping them) this seemed like the easiest way of getting a feel for where they are and how they are grouped. Such a shame that there's not one single mention of a pub in SE7.
@PragueAddick, please see the attached list, hopefully this will meet your friend's needs. I've ordered them by postcode as (without mapping them) this seemed like the easiest way of getting a feel for where they are and how they are grouped. Such a shame that there's not one single mention of a pub in SE7.
Bloody hell @Stig, thank you so much! Please tell me you didn't do that manually....
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- The Vaults under Tower Bridge
- The Angel including a good chat with “famous Dave” while we watched high tide batter the windows
- The Mayflower
- The Salt Quay
- The Blacksmiths
- The Ship & Whale
- The Dog & Bell
- The Sail Loft
A great way to spend a non-football Saturday.
i like Turner’s Old Star in Wapping.
The Blue Posts Berwick Street.
It's one of the few remaining pubs with "snob screens" which allowed the posh drinkers not to have to see the bar staff. Literary connections include Charles Dickens, Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
The main danger is he will now want to stay the whole month and blow his research budget in the process. We will give him some gentle “background guidance” on Wetherspoons. Still bracing for Mike to ask me “What’s this Millers place they keep going on about?”
But seriously though, what a fantastice array of pubs, it’s taken me aback. The only one I was a regular in was the Princess Louise, including a visit last Feb when my old gang of mates from the 80s were revisiting the scenes of epic stag nights. There must be well over 100 suggestions on here now.
The Camel Bethnal Green, a bit off the beaten track. The Speaker, Great Peter street.
- Southampton Arms, nr Tufnell Park, NW5. Absolute icon of a pub
The above two aren't particularly steeped in music or literary history, but are phenomenal pubs nonetheless.