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 pub entrance is down the side alley. Once inside, it is surprisingly spacious but there are no windows to let in natural light.
In the Great Fire of London in 1666 an even earlier pub called the Horn was destroyed, but the Cheshire Cheese was established shortly after.
All the monarchs who have reigned in England during the pub's existence are displayed outside, to the right of the entrance.
The pub is proud of its literary associations, with regular patrons incuding Alfred Lord Tennyson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, PG Wodehouse, and Voltaire.