In this episode, our third in Soho, we explore pubs on the west edge: Leicester Arms, Glassblower, The Queens Head, The Crown, The Lyric and The St. James
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Google map with pubs covered in previous episodes pinned, courtesy of Andy Meddick:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/4/edit?mid=12c-WKa3XiT1qTLydK8psZocUR7Y_Wes&usp=sharing
Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/bduca5dv
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
- Pubwiki.co.uk
Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:
Leicester Arms & The Glass Blower
https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/london/wc2_coventgarden_leicester.html
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=570689.0
https://camra.org.uk/pubs/glassblower-london-128981
https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/16080/leicester-arms-london
The Crown and The Queens Head
https://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Queen%27s_Head,_W1D_7HN
Pubnames.co.uk & pubsgalore.co.uk
The Lyric and The St James
https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/16487/lyric-london
https://pubsandbeer.co.uk/index.php?ID=P&pub=3653&O=P
https://londonist.com/pubs/pubs/pubs/the-lyric
https://www.pubsmiths.co.uk/st-james-tavern-piccadilly
James Potts & Sam Cullen, What’s in a London Pub Name? (ISBN 9781854144713)
Intro Music: Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch.
Photo: Ewan Munro
Website: https://historiclondonpubcast.com/
E-mail: hosteric@historiclondonpubcast.com
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