Public House Gallery

The Tabard or Talbot Inn DD97_00055

Tabard Inn, Talbot Yard, Southwark, London. A view of the courtyard with a wagon in the foreground and a group of people. The Tabard was an established inn during the Middle Ages and features in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, written in the late 14th century. The pilgims met here before setting out on their journey to the Cathedral. The inn burnt down in 1676 and it is the rebuilt one (which may be based on the original building) that is pictured here. As a coaching inn it suffered from the coming of the railways. Renamed the Talbot Inn, the buildings around the courtyard were used as storerooms in the 19th century, but it was sold in 1873 and demolished shortly afterwards. Photographed by York & Son 1870-73

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The Grenadier, Belgravia CXP01_01_045

The Grenadier, Wilton Row, Belgravia, City of Westminster, Greater London. A view from the south-east showing the front of The Grenadier and a man walking up the steps to the entrance of the pub.
In the Post Office directory of 1938, Sidney William Moore was recorded as being the landlord and in the photograph, his name can be seen above the door

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Preserving a facade JLP01_10_34181

LONDON METROPOLE HOTEL, EDGWARE ROAD, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. The interior of the facade of the former Westminster Arms public house. The structure is supported by scaffolding whilst groundworks progress for the extension to the Metropole Hotel, London.
The public house was a listed building but permission was obtain to demolish it on the condition that the facade was preserved. It was incorporated into the new structure as a separate retail unit

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