White Horse & Bower Review: The Hanoverian Steed and the Leafy Arbour
White Horse & Bower Review: The Hanoverian Steed and the Leafy Arbour | A 4.3 pub named White Horse & Bower, pairing the royal white horse of Hanover with the leafy garden bower
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Bag O’Nails Review: The Devil, the Satyr, and the Rites of Bacchus
Bag O’Nails Review: The Devil, the Satyr, and the Rites of Bacchus | A 4.2 historic pub named Bag O’Nails, a folk corruption of Bacchanals, the wine-god’s rites, mangled by the common tongue
The Constitution Review: The Foundation of the Nation on a Pub Sign
The Constitution Review: The Foundation of the Nation on a Pub Sign | A 4.3 pub named The Constitution, after the foundational framework of the nation’s governance, fitting for Westminster
Marquis of Westminster Review: Britain’s Grandest Landlords on a Pub Sign
Marquis of Westminster Review: Britain’s Grandest Landlords on a Pub Sign | A 4.3 pub named the Marquis of Westminster, after the Grosvenor family, the immensely rich Dukes of Westminster
Greenwood Review: The Ancient Forest of English Legend
Greenwood Review: The Ancient Forest of English Legend | A 4.4 pub named Greenwood, evoking the deep, ancient English forest of Robin Hood and the greenwood tree
The Crown and Anchor Review: The Monarchy and the Navy Combined
The Crown and Anchor Review: The Monarchy and the Navy Combined | A pub named The Crown and Anchor, pairing the symbol of monarchy with the emblem of the Royal Navy
Buckingham Arms Review: The Palace’s Name Over a Fine Old Pub
Buckingham Arms Review: The Palace’s Name Over a Fine Old Pub | A 4.7 pub named Buckingham Arms, borrowing the name of the palace and dukedom at the heart of the monarchy
The Albert Review: A Grand Victorian Survivor by Parliament
The Albert Review: A Grand Victorian Survivor by Parliament | A 4.2 pub named The Albert, a magnificent Victorian gin palace named for the Prince Consort, near Westminster
The Jugged Hare Review: A Forgotten Dish on the Pub Sign
The Jugged Hare Review: A Forgotten Dish on the Pub Sign | A 4.3 pub named The Jugged Hare, after the ancient, now-forgotten English dish of hare stewed in a jug
Greencoat Boy Review: The Charity Schoolboy in His Green Coat
Greencoat Boy Review: The Charity Schoolboy in His Green Coat | A 4.3 pub named Greencoat Boy, after the green-coated children of an old Westminster charity school
The Victoria Review: The Great Queen Who Named the District
The Victoria Review: The Great Queen Who Named the District | A 4.2 pub named The Victoria, after Queen Victoria, whose name is stamped across this whole quarter of London
The Barley Mow Review: The Grain That Makes the Beer
The Barley Mow Review: The Grain That Makes the Beer | A 4.1 pub named The Barley Mow, after the stack of barley, the very grain from which all beer is brewed
The Shakespeare & Platform 22 Review: The Bard Meets the Railway
The Shakespeare & Platform 22 Review: The Bard Meets the Railway | A 4.1 pub named The Shakespeare & Platform 22, joining England’s greatest poet to a Victoria Station platform
Grafton Arms Review: A Dukedom Born on the Wrong Side of the Blanket
Grafton Arms Review: A Dukedom Born on the Wrong Side of the Blanket | A 4.4 pub named Grafton Arms, after the ducal title Charles II created for his illegitimate son
The Bay and Bracket Review: The Architecture of the Pub Itself
The Bay and Bracket Review: The Architecture of the Pub Itself | A 4.3 pub named The Bay and Bracket, after the very architectural features of the traditional pub building
The Victoria Taps Review: The Queen, the District, and the Beer Tap
The Victoria Taps Review: The Queen, the District, and the Beer Tap | A 4.6 pub named The Victoria Taps, joining the name of queen and district to the beer taps of a modern ale house
Two Chairmen Review: The Sedan-Chair Carriers of Old Westminster
Two Chairmen Review: The Sedan-Chair Carriers of Old Westminster | A 4.4 pub named Two Chairmen, after the men who carried the gentry through Westminster in sedan chairs
Westminster Arms Review: The Division Bell and the Whiff of Power
Westminster Arms Review: The Division Bell and the Whiff of Power | A 4.1 pub named Westminster Arms, a famous political local by Parliament, still fitted with a division bell
The Sanctuary House Review: The Ancient Right of Abbey Refuge
The Sanctuary House Review: The Ancient Right of Abbey Refuge | A 4.3 pub named The Sanctuary House, after the ancient right of sanctuary offered by Westminster Abbey
Cask Pub & Kitchen Review: A Temple to the Real Ale Cask
Cask Pub & Kitchen Review: A Temple to the Real Ale Cask | A 4.6 pub named Cask, celebrating the cask of traditional real ale, a mecca for the beer enthusiast
Brass Monkey Review: Cold Enough to Freeze the Proverbial
Brass Monkey Review: Cold Enough to Freeze the Proverbial | A 4.2 pub named Brass Monkey, after the famously chilly phrase and the mythical naval cannonball-holder
The Old Star Review: The Guiding Light and the Weight of Years
The Old Star Review: The Guiding Light and the Weight of Years | A 4.1 pub named The Old Star, joining the ancient, guiding symbol of the star to the honest weight of age
The Speaker Review: Named for the Referee of the Commons
The Speaker Review: Named for the Referee of the Commons | A 4.4 historic pub named The Speaker, after the presiding officer of the House of Commons, in old Devil’s Acre
Morpeth Arms Review: Haunted Cells, Spies, and the Road to Australia
Morpeth Arms Review: Haunted Cells, Spies, and the Road to Australia | A 4.3 riverside pub named Morpeth Arms, built over the prison cells where convicts awaited transport to Australia
The Prince of Wales Review: The Title of the Heir to the Throne
The Prince of Wales Review: The Title of the Heir to the Throne | A 4.3 pub named The Prince of Wales, after the ancient title borne by the heir apparent to the British throne
The Feathers Review: The Three Plumes of the Prince of Wales
The Feathers Review: The Three Plumes of the Prince of Wales | A 4.2 pub named The Feathers, after the three-feather badge of the Prince of Wales, borne since Crecy
Blue Boar Review: The Heraldic Badge of the Earls of Oxford
Blue Boar Review: The Heraldic Badge of the Earls of Oxford | A 4.4 pub named Blue Boar, after the heraldic badge of the powerful medieval Earls of Oxford