Going down the pub Gallery

Prospect of Whitby CXP01_01_112

Prospect of Whitby, Wapping Wall, Wapping, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. The river elevation of the Prospect of Whitby pub seen from south on the riverbank at Wapping, showing men on its balconies overlooking the river and barges in the foreground.
The Prospect of Whitby public house dates from circa 1520 and is said to be London's oldest riverside pub

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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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Angel Inn AL0144_080_01

The Angel Inn, Highgate, London. Situated only five miles from Westminster and the City of London, and the meeting place of several roads, the village of Highgate was a convenient stopover place. It had five inns by 1552 and 21 in 1841. The Angel, an inn from the 17th century, has experienced several transformations in its time. One of two albumen prints, this one from 1882

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