Comments on: Pubs Of Wonderful London

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:35:07 +0000

Fabulous looking buildings. I am passionate about architecture. However, I’ve never liked alcohol so probably wouldn’t be my first choice of venue to visit, and certainly not on my own. I am however desperate for company – and more importantly, a hug during this terrible time, especially from my little granddaughter who lives the other end of the country to me.

By: Suzy

Suzy — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:53:56 +0000

Ahhh ain’t this wonderful?! It’s been just too damn long since having a foray in London. The Flask!! One of my late dad’s favourite pubs and this post just makes me hanker for a visit to The Big Shhhmoke. I think this time of year especially, pubs are are so atmospheric and a warming, genteel antidote to the darkness of wintery days. Oh may they open up again swiftly!

By: Jon Ramsey

Jon Ramsey — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 11:39:16 +0000

Great post. I think it was the Jamaica Wine House nearby, not the George and Vulture, that was London’s first coffee shop. Until sometime in the 1980s the Jamaica was owned E.J. Rose and Co. a small family company who owned pubs and off licences all over London, including some wonderful historical pubs as well as Simpsons Tavern (1757), which has the marvellous address of 38 1/2 Cornhill. At Simpsons, which is also right by the Jamaica and the George and Vulture, there was a tradition of guessing the cheese. Diners had to guess the height, weight and girth of a large cheese. I can’t remember what the prize was.

By: shelley

shelley — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 09:55:56 +0000

superb – are any of these pubs still in their original condition please ?

By: Jill Wilson

Jill Wilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 21:14:24 +0000

Today would have been a perfect day to retreat into a nice cosy pub – especially if there was a welcoming fire crackling in the grate. Hopefully if it won’t be too long before we can do that again.

Do we know how many of these pubs still exist? I only know The Flask, Spaniards Inn, The George and the Cheshire Cheese. Are any of the others still operating?

By: Ian Silverton

Ian Silverton — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:30:10 +0000

In my time of living and working in Fleet Street of old, we lunched at the Cock Inn with lawyers mostly still in their hard collars and pinstripe trousers,and dined or should say drunk with celebs and not so famous until the weekend edition when they where both, Olde Cheshire Cheese, great pubs nice landlords, Wig and Pen Club comes to mind, near Hoares Bank then that was not a pub, but the Ladies liked it better. Stay Safe London Town, but do get back to working their to save your Great Capital City from ruin. Thanks GA.

By: Peter Holford

Peter Holford — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:47:52 +0000

I remember the Dove very well, as a customer(!), from my schooldays. A load of us from the school next door would pile in after an evening event with most of us perhaps a year or two underage! But we weren’t the Bullingdon Club and were well behaved.

The pub is still very recognisable having hardly changed. It’s still a Fuller’s pub but the ‘Doves’ has lost its ‘s’ and is now the Dove. It also seems to have changed location because it is now in Hammersmith and not Chiswick! It’s an interesting location being almost immediately opposite William Morris’s old home (now a museum) and a short distance from the Blue Anchor which seems to be used by many film crews as a location with Hammersmith Bridge as a backdrop.

Happy memories!

By: tankard

tankard — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:47:02 +0000

...settle down I love that expression, use it a lot - or used to pre LD. I wish I could travel back in time and have a pint in one of these pubs ….Me Too OK. I defy ANYONE to look at this post, and not hanker for a PINT ?? Here I am at 9:18 the leafy suburbs of sarf west London. ..and I am very tempted to head for the drink fixings... too late, I have opened and poured into my favourite tankard ? Thank You for the pictures,

By: paul loften

paul loften — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:27:38 +0000

These old pubs have seen so many changes over the years. During my lifetime I knew the Cheshire Cheese as the hub of Fleet Street journalists. A famous face was nearly always present in the afternoon being treated to a liquid lunch by a grateful hack. Likewise, you would invariably see a well-known celeb at the Spaniards Inn. Fortunately, these two pubs are still there although Fleet Street is no longer what it once was They had such a wonderful atmosphere and buzz, especially during the summer months. When you think of how many pubs are now closing and how much excitement, character and history we are losing with every closure. Even those pubs that are not so glamourous contain a world within their walls. We need the pubs of London such much more than London needs another block of flats

By: Phil Maxwell

Phil Maxwell — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 15:47:44 +0000

I wish I could travel back in time and have a pint in one of these pubs ….