An Edwardian Young’s pub on Lacy Road named after Doggett’s Coat and Badge, the oldest rowing race in the world, with a lovely garden and a warm neighbourhood welcome
The Coat and Badge holds fourteen hundred and sixteen reviews and a 4.3 – a strong score on a very large sample – and it is a genuinely handsome and characterful pub: an Edwardian Young’s pub on Lacy Road in Putney, named after Doggett’s Coat and Badge (the oldest rowing race in the world), with a lovely garden and a warm neighbourhood welcome.
The world’s oldest boat race
The Coat and Badge carries a genuinely wonderful name, rooted in rowing history. It is named after Doggett’s Coat and Badge – which is, remarkably, the oldest rowing race in the world, and indeed one of the oldest continuously-held sporting events anywhere. The race was started in 1715 by the Irish comedian and actor Thomas Doggett, is rowed by apprentice watermen on the Thames, and is still run to this day by the Watermen’s Company – a genuine and extraordinary piece of living Thames and sporting history. It is a genuinely fitting name for a Putney pub, given Putney’s own deep rowing heritage (it is the start of the Boat Race). There is real history and character to it – the Doggett’s Coat and Badge namesake, the world’s-oldest-boat-race heritage, the Thames rowing history. The Prat’s history desk salutes the name – the pub honouring the oldest rowing race in the world. There is genuine history and charm to it.
The Edwardian Young’s pub
The Coat and Badge is a genuinely handsome and characterful pub. It dates from the Edwardian era, and sits on the corner of Lacy Road (once Coopers Lane) in the heart of Putney. There is real character to it – the handsome Edwardian building, the lovely corner position, the characterful Putney setting. It has a genuine pedigree of good management, too – it was formerly managed by the Geronimo group (alongside the nearby Half Moon), and is now part of Young’s (who took over Geronimo in 2010), bringing the genuine quality and heritage of the great London brewer. There is real quality and character to it – the handsome Edwardian pub, the Young’s pedigree, the good beer, the characterful setting. It is a genuinely handsome, well-run, characterful pub – the Edwardian building, the Young’s quality, the warm Putney welcome. There is genuine quality and character to it – the handsome Edwardian pub, the Young’s ownership, the good beer and welcome.
The garden and the welcome
The Coat and Badge is a genuinely warm and welcoming Putney local – with a lovely outdoor garden, good Young’s beer, good food, and a warm neighbourhood welcome. There is real appeal to it – the lovely garden for a summer drink, the good Young’s ales, the good pub food, the warm welcome. It has a colourful, cheerful character too (with its bright beach-lounge decor), making it a fun and welcoming spot. There is genuine warmth and appeal to it – the lovely garden, the good beer, the cheerful colourful character, the warm welcome. Combined with its wonderful name and its Edwardian character, it makes the Coat and Badge a genuine Putney gem – the historic name, the handsome pub, the lovely garden, the warm welcome. Its strong 4.3 across a very large sample confirms it – a genuinely good, much-loved pub. There is real history, quality and warmth in the whole thing – the world’s-oldest-boat-race name, the handsome Edwardian Young’s pub, the lovely garden, the warm Putney welcome.
Between its wonderful Doggett’s Coat and Badge name, its handsome Edwardian Young’s character, and its lovely garden and warm welcome, the Coat and Badge is a genuine gem of Putney. Its strong score across a very large sample marks it as a genuinely good and much-loved pub. The Prat’s desk enjoys a Young’s ale in the garden, salutes the world’s oldest boat race, and raises an appreciative glass to the Coat and Badge.
The pub
A strong, much-loved pub doing a good 4.3 across a very large sample – the Coat and Badge, an Edwardian Young’s pub on Lacy Road named for the world’s oldest boat race, with a lovely garden.
Verdict
Strong, much-loved, and genuinely characterful – the Coat and Badge, a handsome Edwardian Young’s pub with a wonderful rowing name and a lovely garden.
Enjoy a Young’s ale in the garden at the Coat and Badge on Lacy Road – a handsome Edwardian Putney pub named for Doggett’s Coat and Badge, the oldest rowing race in the world.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
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