Historical London Pubs Archives - Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/category/historical-london-pubs/ A blog sharing London's curiosities, hidden gems and historical walks Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:54:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/livinglondonhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-Living-London-HIstory-3.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Historical London Pubs Archives - Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/category/historical-london-pubs/ 32 32 181957101 The Stafford Hotel: A War Legend And 17th Century Wine Cellars https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-stafford-hotel-a-war-legend-and-17th-century-wine-cellars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-stafford-hotel-a-war-legend-and-17th-century-wine-cellars https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-stafford-hotel-a-war-legend-and-17th-century-wine-cellars/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:54:38 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=250758 Picture the scene. It is 2001 and you wander off the streets of St James’s into the American Bar of the Stafford Hotel. You grab a drink and sit at the bar. At the other end of the bar is an elderly lady, with an enraptured crowd around her, gathered to listen as she regales […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-stafford-hotel-a-war-legend-and-17th-century-wine-cellars/feed/ 3 250758 Top Ten Historic Pubs In London https://livinglondonhistory.com/top-ten-historic-pubs-in-london/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-ten-historic-pubs-in-london https://livinglondonhistory.com/top-ten-historic-pubs-in-london/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:11:57 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=41557 London is bursting with historic pubs. I have taken on the difficult task of trying to identify my top ten- there are so many good ones! I also could not resist including a few ‘honourable mentions’ at the bottom. Please do let me know in the comments what yours would be. Scroll down a map […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/top-ten-historic-pubs-in-london/feed/ 24 41557 Why Was This Greenwich Pub Known As ‘The Bunker’? https://livinglondonhistory.com/why-was-this-greenwich-pub-known-as-the-bunker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-was-this-greenwich-pub-known-as-the-bunker https://livinglondonhistory.com/why-was-this-greenwich-pub-known-as-the-bunker/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:05:19 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=16038 On King William Walk in Greenwich you will find a pub that has spent over 130 years at the heart of the community and for many decades was known locally as ‘The Bunker’.  The Royal History Of Greenwich The name of the pub hints to the royal connections of Greenwich going back to the 15th […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/why-was-this-greenwich-pub-known-as-the-bunker/feed/ 2 16038 The Fascinating Story Of The John Snow Pump In Soho https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2022 19:44:47 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=15668 In Soho is an easily overlooked piece of street furniture. It does, however, have a fascinating history that goes right to the heart of story of Victorian London and to a man whose praises are not sung anywhere near enough.  On Broadwick Street you will find the John Snow Water Pump.  Cholera in Victorian London […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho/feed/ 4 15668 Seeking Out The Elephants Of Camden https://livinglondonhistory.com/seeking-out-the-elephants-of-camden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seeking-out-the-elephants-of-camden https://livinglondonhistory.com/seeking-out-the-elephants-of-camden/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2021 22:07:18 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=8755 Elephants in Camden, surely not?! Surprisingly, yes, Camden has an unusual association with elephants and if you know where to look you will spot some around. The Coat of Arms The first link to elephants is the borough’s coat of arms. When the borough of Camden was created in 1965, it incorporated the old boroughs […]

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