Comments on: The Pubs Of Old London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/10/the-pubs-of-old-london-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Chris Connor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/10/the-pubs-of-old-london-i/#comment-1647229 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:58:15 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201449#comment-1647229 All evocative pictures of the old meeting places and watering holes, many of which are sadly no longer around. Pubs were great places to meet and while away an hour or longer chatting and reminiscing about times both long and near past.

]]> By: Peter https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/10/the-pubs-of-old-london-i/#comment-1644967 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:17:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201449#comment-1644967 Following on from George’s comment, I’d love to know the name of the untitled galleried pub if anyone has any ideas! Fantastic set of photos!! Thanks

]]> By: Baden Smith https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/10/the-pubs-of-old-london-i/#comment-1644827 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:50:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201449#comment-1644827 I should think it’s it’s quite obvious why there are so many images of pubs – “Phew, this photography’s hard work, eh? Say, we’re right by this pub we’ve just done – might as well pop in for a pint, hmmm? What a lucky coincidence…”

]]> By: George Kearse https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/10/the-pubs-of-old-london-i/#comment-1644337 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:05:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201449#comment-1644337 The photo between The Fox, Shooter’s Hill and The Albion, Barnesbury is not titled – it looks a great watering hole for sure with that balcony.
The George, Borough High St had me checking to see how it looked today – very recognisable I must say.
Your mention of The Golden Heart in Commercial St as well as The Carpenters’ Arms in Cheshire St, The George Tavern in Commercial Rd and The Marksman in Hackney Rd set me looking to see these too. I love a pub that has retained it’s character behind the front door.

]]> By: Milo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/10/the-pubs-of-old-london-i/#comment-1644245 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 09:41:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201449#comment-1644245 You always meet the most interesting people in pubs, people you wouldn’t get to talk to anywhere else. (Of course one gets the occasional pub bore but you eventually learn how to steer clear of them. It takes time, drink and plenty of resolve)

After being away from London for a while I wandered into a pub down a side road in Chelsea a few years ago. It was quite late, busy and I grabbed a drink and the one free table. Soon after, a dapper elderly gentleman, struggling under a huge backpack, came in and stood there wondering what to do. I offered space at my table and he divested himself of his load, got a drink and joined me. Turned out he’d just got back from months away in the wilds of Costa Rica and Belize. Fascinating chap. We chatted till closing time whereupon he lifted his pack to his shoulder and went off to his nearby flat for a shower and kip. Priorities…

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/10/the-pubs-of-old-london-i/#comment-1644240 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 09:30:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201449#comment-1644240 Fascinating to see the Mile End of years ago. When I worked in the City my boss used to treat me to lunch at The Anchor every now and then, he was Japanese and loved the old bowed floor in the upstairs dining room and being seated at a table in the window. My last visit to London was in 2013, a friend who lives in Southwark took me to The George; despite the fact I’d spent 20 years working in London around the City, Bankside and Spitalfields I had no idea it existed.

]]> By: Christine Swan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/10/the-pubs-of-old-london-i/#comment-1644211 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 08:17:42 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201449#comment-1644211 I also enjoy visiting a cosy pub at this time of year . Preferably one with a crackling fire, low beams and that serves apricot brandy – my favourite winter tipple. On my walk home from the station after after my return commute, I choose to torture myself by walking past the King Charles House in New St, Worcester, which has all of those essential ingredients. It also has a wobbly floor, a suit of armour, and a ghost allegedly.
In your series, there is one galleried in without a name. For completeness sake, it would be interesting to know which this image belongs to.
I still think that a Gentle Author’s pub crawl/ walk and talk, would be a capital idea.

]]> By: James Hurley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/11/10/the-pubs-of-old-london-i/#comment-1644148 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 06:19:41 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201449#comment-1644148 A wonderfully evocative collection of photographs.

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