The Beehive Review: A Pub Named for Honest Industry | An East End pub flying a name that hums with honest work – the beehive, ancient emblem of industry, community and the sweetness of shared labour
The Tooke Arms Review: A Family’s Arms Over a Millwall Local | An Isle of Dogs local flying the old surname of Tooke, in the ancient tradition of a pub taking the arms of a local family or landowner
The Manor Arms Review: The Old Estate’s Arms in the Docklands | A Docklands pub flying the arms of the manor – the ancient feudal estate that was the very unit of English land and lordship for a thousand years
Hope and Anchor Review: The Sailor’s Faith Over a Docklands Door | A Docklands pub flying a name of deep maritime faith – the anchor as the ancient emblem of hope, holding fast the sailor’s soul against the storm
The Olde Apple Tree Review: A Pub Named for the Orchard’s Gift | A pub flying an old rural name – the apple tree, that gift of the orchard, source of the cider and steeped in the folklore of the English countryside
The Blue Anchor Review: An Old Maritime Sign on the Bermondsey Shore | A Bermondsey pub flying a classic old maritime sign – the blue anchor, that emblem of the sailor, of hope, and of the safe harbour at the end of the voyage
The Windmill Review: A Pub Named for the Sails on the Skyline | A pub flying the name of the windmill – that great turning landmark of the old landscape, harnessing the wind to grind the grain into the nation’s bread
The Brown Bear Review: A Beast of Old Bankside Over the Door | A pub flying the ancient sign of the bear – a beast that recalls the rough old bear-baiting pits of Bankside, and the heraldic strength of the oldest inn signs
The Grange Review: A Country Name for a Bermondsey Pub | A Bermondsey pub flying an old rural name – the grange, that ancient word for the outlying farmhouse and its barns, bringing a breath of the country to the city
The Stage Door Review: A Pub Named for the Actor’s Secret Entrance | A Southwark pub flying a name from the world of theatre – the stage door, the humble back entrance through which the actors slip in and the stars slip out
The Rose Review: England’s Flower Over a Battersea Door | A pub flying the oldest and most loaded flower in England – the Tudor rose, the nation’s emblem, and the ancient symbol of secrecy
The Plough Review: The Oldest Working Name in the English Pub | A Battersea pub flying one of the most ancient and honest names in the English trade – the working tool of the ploughman, and the stars overhead
The Lighthouse Review: A Beacon Two Miles From the Sea | A Battersea pub flying the name of a coastal beacon in a neighbourhood without a coast – and the Prat finds the landlocked lighthouse rather poetic
The Horseshoe Inn Review: A Pub Named for Luck Itself | A Bermondsey pub flying one of the luckiest names in the English tradition – the horseshoe, that ancient iron charm nailed over the door to catch good fortune
The Old Bank Review: Money Turned to Merriment | A pub in a former bank, flying the honest name of its old life – the Old Bank, where the grand hall once counted money and now pours pints
The Half Moon Review: A Crescent Moon Over Mile End | A Wetherspoon flying one of the oldest celestial names in the English trade – the half moon, the waxing crescent that has hung over inns for centuries
The George Review: England’s Patron Saint Over a Docklands Door | A Docklands pub flying one of the oldest and most patriotic names in the English trade – Saint George, the dragon-slaying patron saint of England
The Kings Arms Review: The Royal Arms Over a Bermondsey Door | A well-scored Bermondsey pub flying one of the oldest and most loyal names in the English trade – the King’s Arms, the royal coat of arms itself
Courtfield Review: A Field Named for a Court, or a Court for a Field | A big, busy Gloucester Road pub whose name blends two of the oldest elements in English place-naming: the court and the field
