Comments on: The Gentle Author’s Wapping Pub Crawl https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/06/the-gentle-authors-wapping-pub-crawl-iii/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:59:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Dominic Pinto https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/06/the-gentle-authors-wapping-pub-crawl-iii/#comment-1928662 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:59:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206057#comment-1928662 The Town of Ramsgate is my mate Ian’s local, so we drop in from time to time. There’s a decent quiz Monday night, as well as well-kept cask ales on hand pump.

When he first moved to the old GLC estate at St Katharine Docks – that must be now c. 35 years ago – his local was the China Ship, a good Charringtons boozer, sadly now long gone.

https://www.maryevans.com/contributors/nbh/photograph-china-ship-ph-wapping-new-london-47778740.html

]]> By: Eve https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/06/the-gentle-authors-wapping-pub-crawl-iii/#comment-1925436 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:09:24 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206057#comment-1925436 Wapping Pub crawl sounds great & even though I hardly drink nowadays, I would make an exception for those old ‘boozers’, so who’s turn to get them in..?

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/06/the-gentle-authors-wapping-pub-crawl-iii/#comment-1924386 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:49:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206057#comment-1924386 The Captain Kidd! Just stand back, allow me to make my way to a seat near the window, and keep the Maker’s Mark Manhattans On The Rocks coming. I will be here all day, and probably all evening, so just navigate around me. I plan to read my newspaper, scribble in my sketchbook, talk to my fellow imbibers and enjoy the ambiance. Ah, the life of a shiftless artist.

]]> By: Milo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/06/the-gentle-authors-wapping-pub-crawl-iii/#comment-1924188 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:27:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206057#comment-1924188 Don’t know about Charles Dickens but ever since ageing thespian Ian McKellen got par ownership of ‘The Grapes” I imagine one has to wield the sword of Mordor itself to keep theatrical types from dancing on the counter. Health and safety, people…

]]> By: CR https://spitalfieldslife.com/2026/02/06/the-gentle-authors-wapping-pub-crawl-iii/#comment-1924149 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:48:15 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=206057#comment-1924149 It must be quite difficult for The Gentle Author to find their way home after completing such a crawl!

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