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Death, Near Death and Resurrection – 3 tales of pubs facing destruction. The Still and Star, The Wenlock Arms, The Carlton Tavern

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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

Still & Star:

https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/12/18/so-long-still-star/

https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/historic-200-year-old-pub-23791756

https://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/about-us/

https://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/national-news/save-the-still-and-star/

https://news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/city-corporation-approves-revised-aldgate-office-development-honouring-historic-pub/

Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z39FPw0X9GU

Ms Goor’s photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/nYfNn12SyN6G7Dcd6

Wenlock Arms:

https://londonist.com/2012/01/wenlock-arms-saved

https://breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=Wenlock_Brewery_Co._Ltd

https://camra.org.uk/pubs/wenlock-arms-london-124755

Article: Terror at Wenlock Brewery: http://www.breweryhistory.com/journal/archive/112/bh-112-003.html

Carlton Tavern:

https://vinepair.com/articles/historic-london-pub-demolished-rebuilt/

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/carlton-tavern-pubs-westminster-city-council-london-dudley-b1143950.html

Intro music:

Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo: Ewan Munro

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Let's get a good look at the river around Tower Bridge from 3 pubs with unique views and let's start from a great nearby pub, The Anchor Tap
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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

https://camra.org.uk/pubs/anchor-tap-london-158380

https://takecourage.info/JohnCourage.html

https://thestreetnames.com/2020/05/15/cardinal-cap-alley-to-pall-mall-bishops-brothels-and-londons-sex-related-streets/

https://www.banker-london.co.uk/

https://www.samuelpepys.pub/

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g186338-d2459949-r831620784-The_Anchor_Tap-London_England.html

Intro music:

Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo: George Rex

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Let's visit what might be the two most famous pubs in Soho -- The Coach & Horses on Greek Street and The French House. We discover lots of interesting characters have been patrons
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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty (French House)

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

Jeffery Bernard Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doA__PRdZ-Q&t=908s&authuser=0

Jeffery Bernard is Unwell (play):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6cYbZe1WYU&authuser=0

Tweety’s Pubs – Why are there so many Coach & Horses: https://youtu.be/NtE03V0sXLw?si=D4odW6oSOKPVpdsz

https://mysohotimes.co.uk/2024/02/26/the-colony-green-club-my-soho-times/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/shows/london-theatre/west-end-theatre/norman-balon-its-all-true_292090/

https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/london-pub-you-used-able-20625964

Intro music:

Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo: Ewan Munro

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Let's continue our look at great Soho pubs. These are my personal favorites

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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

• https://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/london/thedogandducksoholondon#/
• https://camra.org.uk/pubs/dog-duck-london-128663
• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65481184
• https://food52.com/drinks/spirits-liquor/27829-the-history-of-absinthe
• https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/#:~:text=When%20Leopold%20had%20recovered%2C%20the,influence%20on%20Mozart's%20musical%20style.
• https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/william-blake-39/william-blakes-london
• https://johnsnowsociety.org/
• https://www.thetoucansoho.co.uk/about-1
• https://milroysofsoho.com/
• https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/whisky-heroes/25471/wallace-and-jack-milroy-milroy-s-of-soho/
• The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson, (ISBN: ‎ 978-1594482694)

Intro music:

Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo: Tracy Apps

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Let's explore 3 historic pubs all with the same name -- The Red Lion
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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty (Red Lion Crown Passage article)

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

• Fuller’s Red Lion Parlement St website (see “Gallery” - 360 Tour): https://www.redlionwestminster.co.uk
• Fuller’s Red Lion Mayfair (see “Gallery” - 360 Tour): https://www.redlionmayfair.co.uk
• Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/06/mps-wanted-to-nationalise-westminster-pub-for-their-own-use
• https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/most-popular-british-pub-names
• https://victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/dc/redlion.html
• https://knowyourlondon.wordpress.com/2018/01/26/red-lion-tavern-crown-passage/
• https://www.london.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=212812

Intro music:
Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo: Leonard Bentley

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Leadenhall Market has 2000 years of history and 3 great pubs in or around it. Let’s check them out

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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty (Counting House article)

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

• https://leadenhallmarket.co.uk/history-of-leadenhall-market/
• https://londonwiki.co.uk/LondonPubs/StPeterCornhill/Lamb.shtml
• https://camra.org.uk/pubs/lamb-tavern-london-156616
• https://www.oldtomsbar.co.uk/
• https://www.the-counting-house.com/

Wiki article on “Brannigan” – see “Production” section:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brannigan_(film)

Old Tom bio:

https://blackcablondon.net/2012/04/10/cabbies-curios-old-tom-of-leadenhall/

Bronte reveal:

https://www.annebronte.org/2017/03/23/smith-elder-co-anne-bronte-in-london/

Roman Britain by Guy de la Bédoyère, ISBN-10: 0-500-05140-2

Intro music:

Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo: Farr Better Photos

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Visiting 3 unique establishments have us starting and ending at a ship with a cool subterranean in between

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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used in researching this episode:

Tweetys Pubs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o417U85icb8&t=226s

https://thenudge.com/london-bars/gordons-wine-bar/

https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/72/tattershall-castle

Mr Van Sickle’s History: https://www.gordonswinebar.com/propeller/uploads/2020/04/History-Van-Sickle.pdf

Gordon’s Website History: https://www.gordonswinebar.com/history/

Intro music:

Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo: Farr Better Photos

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Two fine pubs in the Pimlico area with great legends and architecture
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The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:

• Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
• Wikipedia
• https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty

Additionally, the following resource(s) were used in researching this episode:

https://www.greeneking.co.uk/our-company/our-history

https://www.morpetharms.com/our-history/

MillbankPrison from the air: https://grupaok.tumblr.com/post/61441668673/millbank-penitentiary-london-aerial-view-1891

Intro music:
Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo:
Matt Brown, Lic: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

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