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
1585 -
The pub, about four miles from central London, high up on the edge of Hampstead Heath, was built at the entrance to private land owned by the Bishop of London. The toll house opposite was added around 1710 and the road today still has to squeeze between the two buildings.
One possible reason for the pub's name comes from the attempts at diplomancy that were being made at the time of James I to reduce the chances of further wars with Spain.
