Pubs Collection (page 6)

The Old Kings Head, an ancient pre-Tudor inn, dating from the mid 15th century, with its famous leaded window, perhaps the finest survival in existence. Date: mid 15th century

Street corner with horse-drawn carriages
The corner of Eaton Terrace and Chester Row, London. A two horse-drawn carriage and two men stand by a lamppost. The building on the corner is the Duke of Wellington pub (still there today)

Ye Olde Swiss Cottage
Ye Old Swiss Cottage, an old inn in north west London, reputed to have been named after Rossinis opera Le Chalet. It was frequented by Charles Dickens. Date: 19th century

Kings Arms Inn Sign
An interesting placard outside the Kings Arms Inn, Stow- on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Licensed in 1548; King Charles I stayed there on 8 May 1645. Date: licensed 1548

The Worlds Champion Froth Blower by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by H. M. Bateman depicting a scene in a pub with the worlds champion beer froth blower managing to aim the head of his pint right into the face of a customer. Date: 1927

Old Tabard Inn
The old Tabard inn, Southwark, London, demolished in 1876. Also known as The Talbot Inn. Date: 19th century

PACK OF CARDS PUB
The Pack of Cards public house at Combe Martin, north Devon, England. Date: 1950s

London Pub / The Castle
The Castle public house, Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London, where a penniless King George IV once pawned his watch and later granted the pub pawnbrokerage forever! Date: 19th century

KINGs HEAD PUB SIGN
The well-painted inn sign of the Kings Head public house at Scole, Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s

NAGs HEAD PUB SIGN
The fine sign of the Nags Head Inn near Holt, Denbighshire, Wales. Date: 1960s

King & Eight Bells Pub
The King and Eight Bells public house, Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, once a popular haunt of Londons artistic Bohemian set. Date: 1930s

Trip to Jerusalem Cellar
The rock cellar of Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem inn, at Nottingham, England, which dates from c. 1165 and claims to be Englands oldest public house. Date: 12th century

The Wensleydale Heifer, an inn in West Witton, Yorkshire, England, covered in winter snow. Date: 17th century

The Spaniards Inn, Hampstead Heath, London, historic watering hole of the famous, including Dick Turpin & Charles Dickens, who immortalised this pub in his Pickwick Papers. Date: late 16th century

Old Bull and Bush Pub
The Old Bull and Bush public house, Hampstead, north London, a fine example of a traditional Victorian boozer. Date: late 19th century

The Golden Cross Inn, Cornmarket, Oxford, England, is the site of the oldest pub in the city. Its landlord was prosecuted for selling blackmarket wine in 1285! Date: 1950s

THE MAGPIE INN PUB
The novel inn sign of The Magpie Inn, Little Stonham, Suffolk, England. This is unique as being one of the few in England which stretches right across a public highway. Date: 1960s

Jack Straws Castle
This famous public house on the edge of Hampstead Heath, north London, is named after a ringleader in the Peasants Revolt of 1381. Destroyed in World War Two, rebuilt 1960s. Date: 1930s

THE KINGs HEAD
The well-painted inn sign of the Kings Head (King Charles II), public house, at Albourne, Sussex, England. Date: 1950s

The Goat Tavern a traditional English public house on Little Stafford Street (off Bond Street), London, England. Date: 19th century

COCK AND BELL INN
Cyclists stop to admire the Cock and Bell Inn, at High Easter, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Great White Horse Inn
The entrance and the famous sign of the Great White Horse Inn at Ipswich, Suffolk, England, associated with the Dickens character Mr Pickwick. Date: 1950s

The Anchor Inn, Bankside, Southwark, south London. An ancient hostelry, built just after the Great Fire of London (1666), upon a much older site Date: 17th century

KINGs HEAD, CHIGWELL
The Kings Head inn, Chigwell, Essex, made famous by Charles Dickens, as the Maypole in his novel Barnaby Rudge (1841). Date: 17th century

THE ROMPING DONKEY
The inn sign of the Romping Donkey public house, Hassal Green, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

THE JOLLY TAR
The inn sign of the Jolly Tar public house at Barbridge, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

The Ship Tavern, Little Turnstile, Lincolns Inn, London, used as a shelter for priests during the persection and prohibition of the Roman Catholic religion. Date: established 1549

Leather Bottle, Cobham
The Leather Bottle pub, in the pretty village of Cobham, near Rochester, Kent, England. immortalised by Charles Dickens in Pickwick Papers. Date: 1930s

Ye Olde Cock Tavern
The sign above the entrance to Ye Olde Cock Tavern, a famous old hostelery on the Strand, central London. Date: 1960s

The King of Prussia

Dirty Dicks Bar in London
The World Renowned Wine House, Vaults Bar at Dirty Dicks in Bishopsgate, London, established in 1745 c. 1920

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub, London
The Chop Room in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub, in Fleet Street, London c. 1920

Cheers
A group of people raise their glasses of beer in a toast outside an unidentified pub. As two people are wearing buttonholes, it is possible they are celebrating a wedding. c.1945

Country Pub in Germany

COACH AND HORSES SIGN
A very fine inn sign illustrating the method of travelling in bygone days - the Coach and Horses, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

Liverpool / Street / Pub
The Ship pub, on the corner of a Liverpool street. Date: 1964

Two Gents Drinking C1860
Two smart-looking gents at a London bar counter, one with a short, the other with a stout and bitter; if they get peckish, there are sandwiches under a glass dome. Date: circa 1860

London Republicans in 1872
London Republicans gather at The Hole in the Wall in Chancery Lane, London, England Date: 1872

Swan Inn, Southdown Brewery, Sussex
The Swan Inn, run by B H Hillman for the Southdown Brewery, somewhere in Sussex. A man stands outside, looking very much tempted to go in

Gent in Sloane Sq. Pub
A well-dressed old businessman in a suit having a pint at the Sloane Square underground station pub. The barmaid holds the pub cat in her arms

Licensing Bill cartoon 1908
A cartoon referring to the 1908 Licensing Bill which sought to reduce the number of licensed premises selling alcohol. There was much criticism of the bill which was seen as an infringement of civil

GOLDEN POT INN SIGN
The Golden Pot inn sign, which portrays a large golden jug or pot, at Eversley, Hampshire, England

THE JOHNNY GILPIN PUB
The inn sign of the Johnny Gilpin at Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Holly and Laurel Sign
The Holly and Laurel a Christmassy inn sign at Holmwood, Surrey, England

THE CROSS HANDS PUB
The Cross Hands inn sign, near Gloucester, England. This amusing pictorial inn sign shows two hands crossed, holding foaming tankards of ale!

QUEEN ADELAIDE INN
The Queen Adelaide inn sign, Worcester Park, Surrey, England. Queen Adelaide was the queen of King William IV, who became unpopular after meddling with politics

THE HEART IN HAND INN
The striking inn sign of The Heart in Hand at Bourne End, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

PHEASANT INN SIGN
The attrative sign of the Pheasant Inn at Winnersh, Berkshire, England. Date: 1950s

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