Send us a text This special Remembrance Sunday episode of The Historic London Pubcast takes us into the lesser-known wartime history of British pubs. From the cellars of London to the beaches of Normandy, discover how these beloved local landmarks became unlikely heroes during World War II. We revisit The Black Horse in Marylebone, where D-Day plans were floated over pints, and tell the Spitfire beer story that led to the legendary Flying Drays - aircraft ferrying beer to troops during the No...
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Send us a text This special Remembrance Sunday episode of The Historic London Pubcast takes us into the lesser-known wartime history of British pubs. From the cellars of London to the beaches of Normandy, discover how these beloved local landmarks became unlikely heroes during World War II. We revisit The Black Horse in Marylebone, where D-Day plans were floated over pints, and tell the Spitfire beer story that led to the legendary Flying Drays - aircraft ferrying beer to troops during the No...
Back to the Pub Crawl Future - City of London, 50 Years On
Historic London Pubcast
37 minutes
4 months ago
Back to the Pub Crawl Future - City of London, 50 Years On
Send us a text Eric dusts off Timothy Richards and James Stevens Curl’s 1972 City of London Pubs book, and follows it through today’s City of London’s Cheapside neighborhood. An episode stuffed with closed pubs, surviving gems, and even a cranky ghost named Martha. From Balls Brothers (RIP) to Ye Olde Watling (still standing, still creaky), and The Golden Fleece (where brokers fleeced their clients), this episode goes back to the pub future. ================================ Google map w...
Historic London Pubcast
Send us a text This special Remembrance Sunday episode of The Historic London Pubcast takes us into the lesser-known wartime history of British pubs. From the cellars of London to the beaches of Normandy, discover how these beloved local landmarks became unlikely heroes during World War II. We revisit The Black Horse in Marylebone, where D-Day plans were floated over pints, and tell the Spitfire beer story that led to the legendary Flying Drays - aircraft ferrying beer to troops during the No...
