Our decorative poster shows 27 illustrations of London's pubs which are celebrated for their extraordinary history.
(1) Ye Olde Cock Tavern, Holborn
(2) The Bricklayers Arms, Soho
(3) The Cross Keys, Covent Garden
(4) The Blackfriar, Blackfriars
(5) Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Holborn
(6) The George Inn, Borough
(7) The Anchor Inn, Southwark
(8) Ye Olde Mitre, Hatton Garden
(9) The Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden
(10) The George, Temple
(11) The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping
(12) The Wheatsheaf, Fitzrovia
(13) The Cittie of Yorke, Holborn
(14) The Grenadier, Belgravia
(15) The Dog and Duck, Soho
(16) The Cutty Sark, Greenwich
(17) The Flask, Hampstead
(18) The Star Tavern, Belgravia
(19) The Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell
(20) The Seven Stars, Holborn
(21) The French House, Soho
(22) The Spaniards Inn, Hampstead
(23) The Viaduct Tavern, Holborn
(24) The Nags Head, Knightsbridge
(25) The Mayflower, Rotherhithe
(26) The Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich
(27) The Grapes, Limehouse
1874 -
The pub name refers to the flasks of Hampstead spring water that were distributed to wealthier Londoners at a time when a guaranteed clean water supply was highly valued. The original Flask Tavern on the site was home to the Hampstead mineral water business from about 1700 and lasted 50 years.
The current building retains the Victorian mahogany and glass partitions, plus the
original cast-