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

The Star Tavern was opened in the 19th century to cater for the large number of servants employed locally.  

Belgrave Mews was built as stables and coach houses for the grand properties in nearby Belgrave Square (before that, the term mews referred to the place where hawks owned by royalty were mewed, or confined at molting/mew time) Today's mews buildings are mostly residential with the original two storeys extended to three and four storeys.

In the 1960s The Star was in the news as the place where the Great Train Robbery was planned.