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Body snatchers, cadavers, and one last drink before execution. I’m getting chills — and they’re sure to be multiplying — as host Eric Blair takes us down the dark alleys of Smithfield. From The Rising Sun’s ghostly guests and tales of fresh corpses for sale, to The Hand and Shears’ grim fairground trials, The Old Red Cow’s spectral landlord, and the origin of the phrase “on the wagon,” Eric guides us through another fascinating, spine-tingling take on London pub history.

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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in this episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty
• https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
• Richards & Curl, City of London Pubs - A Practical and Historic Guide ISBN:0-87749-358-8

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode

Rising Sun

:https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonPubs/StBart/ClothFair38.shtml

https://owlcation.com/humanities/resurrectionists-body-snatching-in-19th-century-britain

https://www.spookyisles.com/rising-sun-london-ec1/

https://alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/pubs-of-the-city-of-london-july-2020-part-3

Cloth Fair Street

https://alondoninheritance.com/london-streets/cloth-fair/

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/41-Cloth-Fair-The-oldest-house-in-the-City-of-London/

https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/properties/cloth-fair-43/

Hand and Shears and The Old Red Cow

https://www.pubology.co.uk/pubs/4099.html

https://alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/hand-and-shears/

https://thehandandshears.com/history/

https://www.pubology.co.uk/pubs/4231.html

https://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Old_Red_Cow,_EC1A_9EJ

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In this episode, we start in Clerkenwell, known for its revolutionary past, and visit The Crown Tavern. Then on toward Smithfield Market stopping at The Castle, The Three Compassas and finally The Hope

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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://pubwiki.co.uk/
• https://camra.org.uk/

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

Clerkenwell & Merlin’s Cave

https://www.londonloveaffair.com/blogs/a-historical-pub-crawl#:~:text=The%20Clerk's%20Well,the%20capital's%20highest%20murder%20rates.

https://clerkenwellgreen.org.uk/history-summary/

https://www.ec1echo.co.uk/the-roving-pub-that-is-no-more/

Three Compassas & Cowcross Street

https://www.mykindoftown.co.uk/blog/2022/08/01/cowcross-street/

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/jan/15/bouchon-racine-london-i-am-a-huge-dribbling-admirer-restaurant-review

https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23372/

Dictionary of Pub Names ISBN 1840222662

The Hope

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293085?section=official-list-entry

https://www.thepeoplespub.co.uk/hope-smithfield

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In this episode, we’re back to looking at some riverpubs, this time in Limehouse, along with some area pub history and a great area pub just inland.

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Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/4xhc8w2s

The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

Limehouse Area History:

https://alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/house-they-left-behind/

https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/view-item?i=122172&WINID=1749070788344

https://zythophile.co.uk/2010/10/04/taylor-walker-the-brewery-name-that-just-wont-die/

The Grapes

Tim Hampson, London’s Riverside Pubs – ISBN: 9781504800211

Ian McKellen history: https://www.thegrapes.co.uk/history.php

The Narrow (Bread Street Kitchen)

https://camra.org.uk/pubs/bread-street-kitchen-on-the-river-limehouse-155226

The Star of the East

https://boakandbailey.com/2022/08/the-star-of-the-east-a-surviving-limehouse-gin-palace/

https://www.londonpubexplorer.com/back-from-the-dead/the-star-of-the-east

https://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/39/39194/Star_of_the_East/Limehouse

James Potts & Sam Cullen, What’s in a London Pub Name, ISBN 9781854144713

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In this episode, we compare City of London pubs featured in a 1973 book with what we find today – we look at Williamson Tavern, Ye Olde Watling, The Sugar Loaf, The Golden Fleece and The Lord Raglan

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The following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

Richards & Curl, City of London Pubs - A Practical and Historic Guide ISBN:0-87749-358-8

https://darkestlondon.com/

https://teaching.shu.ac.uk/ds/sle/Excerpts/Romantics/Lamb.htm

Wikipedia.com

Williamson’s Tavern & Ye Olde Watling:

https://www.heathershimmin.com/williamsons-tavern

https://knowyourlondon.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/williamsons-tavern-bow-lane/

https://alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/city-of-london-pubs-july-2020/#:~:text=Williamson's%20Tavern%20%E2%80%93%20Groveland%20Court,to%20enter%20the%20narrow%20alley.

https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23572/

SugarLoaf

https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54217/

https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonPubs//StPancrasSoperLane/SugarLoaf.shtml

https://victorianweb.org/art//architecture/pubs/41.html

Golden Fleece

https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonPubs/StPancrasSoperLane/GoldenFleece.shtml

https://whatpub.com/pubs/ELC/14959/golden-fleece-london

Lord Raglan:

https://alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/pubs-of-the-city-of-london-july-2020-part-3/

https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonPubs//StAnneStAgnes/RaglanHotel.shtml

https://whatpub.com/pubs/ELC/14628/lord-raglan-london

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In this episode, we journey from the southern part of Southwark over to Elephant and Castle taking in 5 interesting pubs: The Roebuck, The Ship, The Duke of York, The Albert Arms and The Elephant and Castle

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Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/4xhc8w2s

The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty
• Camra’s various websites including WhatPub.com
• Pubwiki: https://pubwiki.co.uk/

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode.

Roebucks Grade II Entry: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1393945?section=official-list-entry

Parched Pubs , True Pubs & Shepard Neame Websites:

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1393945?section=official-list-entry

https://www.truepubco.co.uk/

https://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/

True Pubs Interview: https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/borough/the-ship-in-borough-is-reopening-in-less-than-a-month/

Independent Article on Dukes of York

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/greene-king-london-duke-of-york-southwark-westminster-b1993432.htm

Pubs Galore Reviews of Elephant & Castle

https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24228/

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In this third episode exploring Southwark we look at 4 pubs with easy access from Borough Tube Station: Kings Arms, Lord Clyde, Gladstone Arms & Royal Oak. Coaching Inns, 17th-century Philanthropists, a joke about Charles II and Nell Gwynne, Navy Press Gangs, loan collateral, prisons, churches, demolition rallies, and the value of community.

This episode has it all!

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Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/37nxr9k6

The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty
• https://www.pubology.co.uk/index.html (incl Camra WhatPub & PubWiki)

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

King’s Arms & Lord Clyde

Dictionary of Pub Names, Wordsworth Ref Series, ISBN 1840222662

H. Friedrichs & J. Warland– Local Legends - the Hidden Pub of London ISBN 978-3791389738

https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24257/

https://www.londonpubexplorer.com/central-classics/the-lord-clyde

https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2484

Gladstone Arms & Royal Oak

https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24234/

https://deserter.co.uk/2016/08/is-the-glad-all-over/

https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9135

https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9084

https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8547

https://www.harveys.org.uk/harveys-story

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In this second episode exploring the pubs of Peckham and Nunhead, we visit The Olde Apple Tree, The White Horse, The Angel Oak, and The Golden Anchor—plus a few more tucked around central Peckham.

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Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/bduca5dv

The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty
• Camra.org

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

Olde Apple Tree

https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/24765102.olde-apple-tree-peckham-ranked-among-londons-best/

https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonPubs/Camberwell/SumnerRoad59.shtml

https://www.timeout.com/london/bars-and-pubs/the-olde-apple-tree

https://whatpub.com/pubs/SEL/10696/olde-apple-tree-peckham

The Red Bull

https://www.peckhamvision.org/wiki/Historic_Peckham

https://alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/in-search-of-peckham-pubs/

https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24155/

Peckham Central

https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24145/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/england-pubs-covid-19-60-minutes-2022-02-13/

https://djmag.com/news/peckham-pub-greyhound-reopen-under-cause-and-all-my-friends-team

The White Horse and The Angel Oak

https://peckhampeculiar.tumblr.com/post/121101168564/white-horse-landlord-bids-farewell

https://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Rye%2C_SE15_3NX

https://roastingroasts.co.uk/2024/05/05/the-angel-oak-peckham/

The Golden Anchor

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/27/were-not-just-a-black-pub-everyone-is-welcome-meet-britains-bame-landlords

https://thegoldenanchorph.godaddysites.com/#:~:text=Concerned%20by%20a%20crisis%20in,the%20south%20London%20neighbourhood%20of

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In this episode, we cover three pubs in the Peckham Rye/Nunhead area: The Ivy House, The Pyrotechnist’s Arms and The Old Nun’s Head

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Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/bduca5dv

The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

Ivy House

https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonPubs/Camberwell/NewlandsTavern.shtml

https://whatpub.com/pubs/SEL/10680/ivy-house-nunhead

https://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/

“Public House” film review: https://londonist.com/2015/10/an-audio-visual-tapestry-about-london-s-first-co-op-pub

William Blake

https://www.barnflakes.com/blog/2017/05/william-blakes-vision-of-angels-in.html

Pyrotechnist’s Arms

https://www.brocksfireworks.com/our-history

https://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Pyrotechnists_Arms%2C_SE15_3QF

https://exploring-london.com/2023/09/18/london-pub-signs-the-pyrotechnists-arms/

https://www.stonegatepubpartners.co.uk/

Old Nun’s Head

https://www.designmynight.com/london/pubs/peckham/the-old-nuns-head

https://pubology.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/old-nuns-head/

https://transpont.blogspot.com/2012/05/history-corner-1912-nunhead-tragedies.html

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Website: https://historiclondonpubcast.com/

E-mail: hosteric@historiclondonpubcast.com