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ENGLAND 2023 – VII – The Cotswolds (III)
Still in the Cotswolds just driving around.
Entrance Gates, Westonbirt School, Bath Road, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
Built in 1853 it became a school in 1928.
“The Street”, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
Residence, “The Street”, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
Bridge at By Brook, Germaine’s Lane, Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
By Brook also known as Bybrook River Is 12 mile long tributary of the Bristol Avon.
While driving around by myself, I stumbled into an absolutely stunning little village. The village boast 91 Listed buildings with several valued in the millions of pounds.
Elm Lodge, The Green, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Elm Lodge, The Green is a 5 bedroom freehold detached house – it is ranked as the 2nd most expensive property in the village, with a valuation of £2,439,000.
Duck Pond, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Wiltshire, England UK
The White Horse, The Green, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
The pub is a Grade II listed building dating from the 1700s
Willow House, The Green, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
A grade II listed building dated 1730.
The Close, The Green, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
A Grade II Listed Building dating from the 1700s and largely reconstructed in 1924.
Elm Farm House, The Green, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
A Grade II listed building – Farmhouse, now two houses, late C17 and early C18, much rebuilt c1975.
Street Sign, Church Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Village Water Pump, Church Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Church of St Nicholas, St Nicholas Circle, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Church. c880 AD, possibly then cathedral, reputed to be on site of a Roman temple, and incorporating much Roman masonry and brickwork. C11, C12, C16, altered 1829-30,1875-6 and 1888-9, restored 1904-5.
Roadside Stone Wall, The Butts, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Gatepost, The Old Rectory, The Butts, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
The carving of the name is still visible in the stonework
Driveway, The Old Rectory, The Butts, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Bricked Up Doorways, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Cuttle Lane, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
A Private Lane, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Access to:-
The Little House
Paddock House
Meadowside
Greenacre
Stable Cottage
Newstone House
Willowbrook, Cnr Harts Lane & The Green, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Gable Cottage (L) & Hawthorne Cottage (R), The Green, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Both are Grade II Listed Buildings
Twitten Bend, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Grade II Listed Building from late 17th / early 18th century.
Laneway, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, WIltshire, England UK
Heritage Residence, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Door, Wickham Cottage, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wilstshire, England UK
A Grade II Listed Building early 18th century
Door, The Malthouse, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, Wilstshire, England UK
A Grade II Listed Building early 18th century that was a malthouse in the 19th century
Local Resident, Lowebourne, Melksham, Wiltshire, England UK
ENGLAND 2023 – II
Signs and Posters of some of the many pubs and bars seen during the drive around UK. Sadly, I did not get experience the atmosphere in each and every one.
The Greyhound, Hampton Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Snooty Fox, Market Place, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
West Country Ales, The Crown, Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Crown, Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England UK
WH Smith & Son, Castle Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
Not a pub but a great hanging sign…
The Crown, West Market Place, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
The White Horse, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Gloucestershire, England UK
Biddestone Arms, Cross Keys Road, Biddestone, Gloucestershire, England UK
Parsons Nose, High Street, Melksham, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Old Bell Hotel, Abbey Row, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Kings Arms, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Smoking Dog, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Black Horse, Castle Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Crown, Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Golden Cross, Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Marlborough Arms, Sheep Street, Cirencester, Gloucestshire, England UK
The Royal British Legion, Market Street, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales UK
The Black Boy (Buoy) Inn, Stryd Pedwar a Chwech, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Prior to 1828, the pub was known as the ‘Black Boy’. Though still referred to by its traditional name, it was officially altered to the ‘King’s Arms’ and, later, the ‘Fleur de Lys’, until a change of ownership led to the restoration of the old name and the creation of the “Black Boy Inn” as it is today. The Inn signs each show a ‘black buoy’ on one side and a ‘black boy’ on the other.
The Inn’s name has caused controversy and there are at least three theories to explain its name. One is believed to come from a ‘black buoy’ which existed in the harbour in the early days of the Inn. Another refers to the nickname given to Charles II by his mother Henrietta Maria of France because of the darkness of his skin and eyes, as well as the fact that Royalists met at the Inn secretly at that time. Later, the place became the local fishermen’s favourite drinking place and the name of ‘black boy’ may come from this period.
In Caernarfon’s heyday as a port-town, Northgate Street – on which the Black Boy Inn is situated – was the heart of the red-light district. Northgate Street’s Welsh name Stryd Pedwar a Chwech translates to “Four [shillings] and Six [pence] Street”: what the sailors are reputed to have paid for a room, a bottle of gin, and the services of a woman for the night.
The ‘North Gate’ archway found at the end of Northgate Street was added in or about the 1820s. It was designed to help facilitate the flow of traffic in and out of the old town, and is not part of the original town wall design. Prior to the ‘North Gate’ archway, a census carried out in 1794 revealed this street was commonly referred to as ‘Black Boy’ street. The earliest reference to the “Black Boy” can be found in Caernarfon’s archives dated 1717, a Deed of Sale of a house in “Street Y Black Boy” between Thomas Wynne, Glynllifon and a Henry Robyns.
The ghost of a nun is said to pass through the inn on her way to a nunnery that was once situated at the rear.
The pub is a listed building.
The Palace Vaults, Stryd Pedwar a Chwech, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Stryd Pedwar a Chwech is Welsh for Fourth & Sixth Street
The Crown, High Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Y Goron is Welsh for The Crown
Tŷ Dre, High Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Tŷ Dre is Welsh for Town House – Our accommodation for a couple of days in Caernarfon
Welsh Brewers The Black Boy, Tŷ Dre, High Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Y Twll yn y Wal, Hole in the Wall Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Y Twll yn y Wal is Welsh for The Hole in The Wall
Tafarn Y Porth, Greengate Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Tafarn Y Porth is Welsh for Porth Pub
Morgan Lloyd, Castle Square, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales UK
Guinness Sign, Bar Bach, Tan y Bont, Caernarfon, Gwynned, Wales UK
Happy Hour Sign, Bar Bach, Tan y Bont, Caernarfon, Gwynned, Wales UK
Tafarn Lleiaf Cymru – The Smallest Pub in Wales
The Smugglers Cove, Royal Albert Dock, Gower Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK
The One O’Clock Gun, Britannia Pavilion, Royal Albert Dock, Gower Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK
Turncoat Bar, Salthouse Quay, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK
Revolution, Royal Albert Dock, Salthouse Quay, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK
White Lion, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Built in 1657 the pub is reputed to be the oldest building in town. We spent a few days here.
The White Swan, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Crown Inn, Crown Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
The Albert, Albert Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Shoulder of Mutton, Cnr St George’s Street & Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Old Gate, Old Gate, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
The Railway, New Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Marshall’s Bar, Carlton Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England UK
Elephant & Castle, Hollowgate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England UK
General Havelock Inn, Ratcliffe Road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK
The Railway Hotel, Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK
We stayed here for a few days in Haydon Bridge
Anchor Hotel, John Martin Street, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England UK
The Kings Head, Market Place, Allendale Town, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
The Hawes Inn, Newhalls Road, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
This is where we stayed for a few days in South Queensferry – right beneath the famous Firth of Forth Rail Bridge
The Staghead Hotel, High Street, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
The Ferry Tap, High Street, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
Orocco Pier, High Street, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
No. 12, Quality Street, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The Eagle Inn, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The Bear & Bull, High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland UK
The Ship Inn, Front Street, Lindisfarne, Holy Island, Northumberland, England UK
The George, Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland, England UK
Ye Olde Reine Deer Inn, Parsons Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
The Old Auctioneer, Parsons Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
Horse & Jockey, West Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
The Cromwell Lodge, North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
Dog & Gun, North Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
The Coach & Horses, Butcher’s Row, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
Banbury Cross, Butcher’s Row, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England UK
The Bell, Junction Oddington Road, Lower Park Street, Park Street, Maugersbury Road, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England UK
The Lamb & Lion, Lower Borough Walls, Bath, Somerset, England UK
The Black Fox, Junction of Lower Borough Walls, Saint James’s Parade & Hot Bath Street, Bath, Somerset, England UK
Our pub stay while in Bath
London, United Kingdom 2019 XII
My last day in London involved walking to Hammersmith Bridge and then alongside the Thames River to Albert Bridge and return. Quite a walk I can tell you!
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“COFX” Coffee Shop, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London, England UK
Chapel, Fulham Cemetery, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith
Victorian Residences, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith
Victorian Residential Properties, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith
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Most of these properties appear to be upstairs and downstairs flats. They are valued in the vicinity of £650k each. Properties here are:
Berkley House
Selbourne House
Beaufort House
Sutherland House
Shaftesbury House
Salisbury House
Kings Arms, 425 New Kings Road, Fulham
Once known as “Larrik Inn”
The Temperance Pub & Kitchen, 90 Fulham High Street, Fulham
War Memorial, All Saints Church Grounds, Pryors Bank, Bishops Park, Fulham
War Memorial Sculptor: Alfred Turner
All Saints Church, Pryors Bank, Bishops Park, Fulham
Putney Bridge & River Thames, Fulham
Bridge Lamps, Putney Bridge, Fulham
Hopper Barge ACB Phoebe, River Thames, Putney
Hopper barges used to safely transport the spoil excavation from the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, a 25 km super sewer running mostly under the tidal section of the River Thames across Inner London to capture, store and convey almost all the raw sewage and rainwater that currently overflows into the Thames.
St Mary’s Church, Putney High Street, Putney, London, England UK
The White Lion, Putney High Street, Putney
Grade II Listed public house built in 1887. It later became a Slug and Lettuce chain pub, then The Litten Tree, then a Walkabout chain pub, then Wahoo, a sports bar. As of June 2019, it has been empty for over six years.
War Memorial, Putney High Street, Putney
The Boathouse, Brewhouse Lane, Putney
River Access, River Thames, Putney
Putney Bridge, River Thames, Putney
Fulham Railway Bridge, River Thames, Putney
“Motherfigure” by Alan Thornhill, Deodar Road, Putney
Yellow House, Deodar Road, Putney
“ER VII” Mailbox, Deodar Road, Putney
Thornhill House, 78 Deodar Road, Putney
Recently on the market for Guide price £2,650,000 (See Advertisement)
Wandsworth Park, Putney Bridge Road, Wandsworth
Battersea Bridge, River Thames, Battersea
In 1879 the original and dangerous wooden bridge was taken into public ownership, and in 1885 demolished and replaced with the existing bridge, designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette the man responsible for the revolutionary London Sewer system. . It is the narrowest surviving road bridge over the Thames in London, it is one of London’s least busy Thames bridges. The location on a bend in the river makes the bridge a hazard to shipping, and it has been closed many times due to collisions.
Albert Bridge, River Thames, Battersea
This Grade II Listed bridge crosses over the Tideway of the River Thames connecting Chelsea in Central London on the north, left bank to Battersea on the south. It was built as a toll bridge and operated as such for 6 years.
The toll booths are the only surviving booths in London today.
London, United Kingdom. 2019 XI
Continuing the Hammersmith walk.
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Girls Entrance Gate, Old School Building, St Dunstan’s Road, Hammersmith
Boys Entrance Gate, Old School Building, St Dunstan’s Road, Hammersmith
Residential Block, Gliddon Road, Hammersmith
Beryl Road, Hammersmith
Residential, Margravine Gardens, Hammersmith
59 & 61 Margravine Gardens, Hammersmith
Barons Court Railway Station, Margravine Gardens, Hammersmith
St Paul’s Studios, Talgarth Road, Hammersmith
**Look inside one of the studios**
Rik Mayall Memorial Bench, Hammersmith Bridge Road, Hammersmith
St Paul’s Hammersmith, Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith
The original church dated to 1629 but in 1880 a decision was made to rebuild it to allow it to a growing congregation and update its appearance. A significant portion of its land and graveyard were reclaimed in 1957 to build Great West Road and the Hammersmith Flyover.
Old Drinking Fountain, Hammersmith Bridge Road, Hammersmith
Digby Mansions, Hammersmith Bridge Road, Hammersmith
Jetty, River Thames, Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Entrance, Kent House, 10 Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Built in 1762, was first known as the Mansion House and was the home of the Hammersmith Working Men’s Club for the next 150 years. It became a boys’ school in the early C19th because it was felt its airy spaciousness was well adapted for the accommodation of young gentlemen. The house was owned by the Hammersmith Club Society for many years, whose members enjoyed its elegant interior, including ballroom, theatre and snooker hall.
It is now the premises of the Hammersmith Club, with half of the building available as a private hire venue, and the rest available to the traditional members.
Furnivall Sculling Club, Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Furnivall Sculling Club was founded as Hammersmith Sculling Club in 1896 by Dr Frederick James Furnivall, and it was originally a club for women only. It opened its doors to men in 1901.
River Moorings, River Thames, Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Waterman’s Cottage, No. 20 Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Floating Debris, River Thames, Hammersmith, London, England UK
Westcott Lodge, Lower Mall, Hammersmith
A Georgian building c.1746 and originally built as Turret House in the late-C17th and was once the official vicarage for the incumbent of St Paul’s Church.
Furnival Gardens, Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Furnivall Gardens was created in 1936 after clearance of the old Hammersmith Creek and its cluster of industry and commerce.
Hammersmith Creek was a spur from the Stamford Brook and once linked the Thames to King Street. The only evidence of this once thriving waterway is an outlet in the river wall, towards the upstream end of Furnivall Gardens – named after Dr Frederick Furnivall who founded the sculling club for women on Lower Mall.
In about 1780, Joseph Cromwell founded the Hammersmith Brewery alongside The Creek near King Street. The western side became monopolised with malt houses, built to serve the brewery, and the area became increasingly populated. The Creek was a magnet for traders and watermen of all professions. The waterway, navigable by barge, was crossed by the High Bridge, rebuilt in the early C18th, and also known as Bishop’s Bridge. This feature is still marked by a raised hump in the gardens and a flowerbed.
The only other remaining connection with the Creek is the Friends’ Memorial Garden, on the site of an old Friends’ Meeting House. The Quaker movement had gained popularity in Hammersmith and established its Meeting House close to the Creek in the late C17th. Both the Meeting House and the Caretaker’s Cottage were late C18th. They were bombed during the last war and in 1955 were rebuilt on the north side of the Great West Road. The little garden surrounded by a low wall remains historically important to the movement and marks its old burial ground which, in line with Friends’ traditions, never featured memorial stones.
Entrance, Beach House, 7 Lower Mall, Hammersmith
An old property dating to 1734 was demolished to make way for this property in 1811. This property (No.7) and No. 6 were recorded in 1865 as beonging to Rev. Peter King-Salter.
Garden Gate, Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Statue, Lancelot Capability Brown, Thames Path, Hammersmith
Inscription:
The Hammersmith Society
Lancelot Capability Brown
1716-1783
Father of the English Landscape Garden
Lived by the river in Hammersmith 1751-1764
Sculptor: Laury Dizengremel
“Figurehead”, Thames Path, Hammersmith, London, England UK
Harrods Furniture Depository, Barnes
Built on the site of an old soap factory in 1894 to store items too large for their Knightsbridge store is now a residential estate consisting of 250 townhouses and penthouse suites known as “Harrods Village”.
Properties in the “Village” don’t come cheap with many in excess of £1 million. The pentouse sold for £6,500,000 in 2010.
Entrance, Brandenburgh House, 116 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith
Brandenburgh House was built in the Arts and Crafts style in 1905 by Henry Saxon Snell as a nurses’ home for Fulham Infirmary.
Road Name Sign, Manbre Road, Hammersmith
King George V Postbox, Margravine Road, Hammersmith
King George V – reigned 1910-1936
Entrance, 51 Winslow Road, Hammersmith
62 & 64 St Dunstan’s Road, Hammersmith
London, United Kingdom. 2019 X
After returning from Italy, I spent the last couple of days wandering about Hammersmith in London.
Entrance Gates & West Lodge, Margravine Cemetery, Margravine Road, Hammersmith, London, England UK
Opened in 1868 on a site previously occupied by market gardens and orchards, known as Fulham Fields. The first burial took place on 3 November 1869 and closed for new burials in 1951.
The cemetery grounds are also the location of a War Memorial.
Lyons and Company First World War Memorial, Margravine Cemetery, Margravine Road, Hammersmith
See the story of Lyons and Company
Memorial, George Thomas Brown & Amelia Brown, Margravine Cemetery
Memorial, John Francis Taylor Ware, “Little John” – Margravine Cemetery
Died 11 December 1904 – Aged 6.
Memorial, George Robert Broad & Caroline Broad, Margravine Cemetery
In Memory, Abraham George Smith, Margravine Cemetery
In Memory, James Frederick Fletcher, Margravine Cemetery
Memorial Wall, Margravine Cemetery
Inscribed: Those Honoured Here Dies in the Service of Their Country and Lie Buried Elsewhere in this Cemetery
A Child’s Grave, Margravine Cemetery
In Loving Memory of George J Dyett Jan 5, 1882 Aged 5 months also his Father William Dyett 7 Jan 1904
The Parker Family, Margravine Cemetery
Squirrels, Margravine Cemetery
Cemetery Grounds, Margravine Cemetery
Chapel, Margravine Cemetery
Hammersmith Bridge, River Thames, Hammersmith
This is the second Hammersmith Bridge, built on the pillars of the first which had opened in 1828.
At the turn of the 19th century Hammersmith was still a hamlet of Fulham. To cross the river you had to use the ferry service at either Chiswick Mall or at Ferry Lane in Barnes. A bridge to cross the river at Hammersmith had been mooted for many years and, once an approach road on the Surrey side had been established, the Hammersmith Bridge Company was formed and a brief for an iron bridge was drawn up.
The brief was fulfilled by William Tierney Clark in 1824 when he designed a “bridge of suspension with a view to the strictest economy”. Clark was a respected engineer, apprenticed at one time to Thomas Telford. He designed part of the West Middlesex Waterworks nearby, where he lived and worked as chief engineer.
He was appointed to work as consulting engineer on the bridge, and there is a fine memorial to him on the North Wall of St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith, depicting the original bridge. The foundation stone was laid on 7th May, 1825, by the Duke of Sussex (Not Harry!) and it was opened in October 1827 to a fanfare of fireworks and music. The Bridge was a wonder of its time, an impressive feat of engineering and described as ‘as handsome as it was useful’. It had two large York stone arches and graceful white chains and ironwork. At each end were a pair of toll houses, painted white and manned by liveried toll men managing the passage of people and livestock.
It was a huge success and justly received much admiration, but it was not terribly practical. The walkways ended at the arches so that pedestrians had to join the busy carriageway, and it was also rather narrow. The Toll was scrapped in 1880 and the huge increase in traffic put a strain on the already inadequate structure. It was decided to re-build the bridge rather than repair it and so the bridge was replaced.
Sir Joseph Bazalgette was Chief Engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works from 1858-1889, during which time he designed new bridges at Hammersmith, Putney and Battersea, oversaw the construction of the Thames Embankment and built 83 miles of intercepting sewers throughout London. In 1877 he began to question the safety of the original Hammersmith Bridge and recommended that urgent repairs take place. After 1880, when the toll was scrapped and traffic increased, the repairs became even more urgent. In fact in November 1881, Police Constable Bullock was leaving the footway to pass through the tower arch on the Barnes side and he fell through a hole in the footway into the river!
After a full assessment it was decided to re-build the bridge and a design by Bazalgette was approved. Traffic was diverted onto a temporary wooden bridge in 1885 and works began. The new bridge was opened by Prince Albert Victor of Wales in June, 1887. However, it was built on the same piers as the previous bridge and is therefore of the same narrow dimensions and unsuitable for heavy loads. Inevitably, and again, this bridge too has proved insufficient to cope with modern traffic; a weight and width restriction has been imposed. Nevertheless, the bridge is an attractive feature in the river landscape, traditionally painted green and gold with colourful coats of arms.
There was an attempt to destroy it by the IRA in March 1939, mainly averted by the quick thinking of a pedestrian who threw the bomb, in a case, into the river where it exploded, damaging one of the pillars, and more recently in 2000. The bridge has had to be closed to traffic for structural repairs, which creates a backwater from what are generally very busy approach roads. It is currently closed to all traffic both motorised and pedestrian and it is expected to take another six years to effect repairs. (Announced Mar 2021)
The Blue Anchor, Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Originally titled the Blew Anchor, this is one of the area’s oldest pubs, licensed in 1722 but probably on the site for many years before. It was a popular watering hole of watermen.
The Old City Arms, 107 Hammersmith Bridge Road, Hammersmith, est: 1827
Rutland Arms, 15 Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Built in 1849 and lost its top floor and balcony during the German bombing of London during “The Blitz”.
Lower Mall, Hammersmith
The Pear Tree, Margravine Road, Hammersmith
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