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The Cross Keys is a public house at 1 Lawrence Street, Chelsea, London SW3 5NB.. Built in 1708, it is the oldest pub in Chelsea. Regular visitors have included the artists Turner, Whistler and Sargent, writers Agatha Christie and Dylan Thomas, and musicians Bob Marley and the Rolling Stones.
Britain's smallest pub measuring just 5 metres by 2 metres (16.5 ft by 6.5 ft), according to the Guinness Book of Records. [7] The pub, a timber-framed Grade II listed building, has been in existence since 1867. [8] In 1984, a record 102 people squeezed inside. [9] The Old Ferryboat Inn, Holywell, Cambridge. One of a number of pubs claiming to ...
The Royal Standard of England is a pub in Forty Green. It is reputedly the Oldest Freehouse in England, dating as far back as 1100. [1] Known as The Ship from 1213 to 1663, it adopted its current name when the restored monarch Charles II allowed the name change as a reward for offering the supporters of his father, Charles I, a safe haven during the English Civil War; hence the name of one of ...
This is a list of pubs in London. Typical interior. The Falcon Inn, Battersea. A pub, formally public house, is a drinking establishment in the culture of Britain, [1] [2] Ireland, [3] Australia, [4] Canada and Denmark. In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be the focal point of the community.
1899 map showing number of public houses in a district of central London. Ale was a native British drink before the arrival of the Roman Empire in the first century, but it was with the construction of the Roman road network that the first pubs, called tabernae (the origin of modern English "tavern"), began to appear.
J.R. Bentley’s English Pub, an Arlington landmark for 43 years in two locations, is closed and for sale, according to an ad posted on the pub’s website.. The pub, known for its weekly trivia ...
A restaurant pub in Coed-y-Paen, near Pontypool. [49] [120] A 400-year-old pub in Llanishen, Monmouthshire a village between Chepstow and Monmouth in the Wye Valley [121] [122] [123] A former pub in the village of Llanvihangel Gobion, now called the Charthouse Pub Restaurant, currently serving an Italian theme.
The George Inn, or The George, is a public house established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark, London, owned and leased by the National Trust.It is located about 250 metres (820 ft) from the south side of the River Thames near London Bridge and is the only surviving galleried London coaching inn.