Cheapside for instance comes from a saxon word chepe that meant market so as the market boulevard you can take a confident stab at what was sold on its connecting streets like wood street bread street honey lane and poultry. Weird london street names can tell you a lot about the history of an area once you do a bit of digging. Named after british painter jmw turner 1775 1851 who created the pub from two inherited cottages for his mistress peggy booth.
The origins of pub names. A time traveller walks into a bar. The barman says we don t serve time travellers in here.
Click on any pub name to see them on a uk map. Funny amusing hilarious and strange pub names history of pub names let us preserve old. Our only criterion is a pub sign that raises a smile.
Funny pub names lists of funny pub names will and guy are building a collection of amusing names for bars drinking houses pubs boozers call them what you will. It was one of five public houses built by corbett and mcclymont in the earls court district during the west london development. The finborough arms was built in 1868 to a design by george godwin.
It changed name to the swan edgar and closed in 2013. The feathers linhope street marylebone a pub since 1899 it is claimed to be the smallest in london with only three tables and a small bar. The name of this mayfair pub was decided in the late 19th century at a time when the job of footman someone who walked ran in front of a horse drawn carriage acting as a guide was dying out.
The strangest of all the frog and radiator in greenwich closed some time ago. M london s strangest pub names among the red lions and white harts the city has its fair share of weird pub names. Test your knowledge on this miscellaneous quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.
Can you pick the names phrases that are part of london pub names that end in s head.
London pub names. A pub formally public house is a drinking establishment in the culture of britain ireland australia canada and denmark in many places especially in villages a pub can be the focal point of the community. The writings of samuel pepys describe the pub as the heart of england. London is the capital and most populous city of england and the united kingdom. Here s a selection of my favourite weird london pub names each with an intriguing story behind them.
Salmon and ball bethnal green. There s been a pub on the corner of bethnal green road since 1733 but try and search for the reason behind the name salmon and ball and you ll have a tricky time finding anything. Call us immature but we had more than a little giggle at these london pub names and their origins. Dirty dicks named after a bloke called richard who after his wife passed refused to clean up or clean anything including himself.
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The famous cock if you didn t. 202 bishopsgate ec2m 4nr 2. Dirty dicks named after a bloke called richard who after his wife passed refused to clean up or clean anything including himself.
Call us immature but we had more than a little giggle at these london pub names and their origins. There s been a pub on the corner of bethnal green road since 1733 but try and search for the reason behind the name salmon and ball and you ll have a tricky time finding anything. Salmon and ball bethnal green.
Here s a selection of my favourite weird london pub names each with an intriguing story behind them. London is the capital and most populous city of england and the united kingdom. The writings of samuel pepys describe the pub as the heart of england.
A pub formally public house is a drinking establishment in the culture of britain ireland australia canada and denmark in many places especially in villages a pub can be the focal point of the community.
