A riverside ramble through Mortlake. First up is The Jolly Gardeners with its ties to London’s market gardening boom and rowing pioneer Amy Gentry, OBE. Then we head to The Ship, a riverside classic at the finish line of the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, where Victorian crowds once placed rowdy wagers on sculling duels. Along the Thames Path, Eric traces the rise and fall of Mortlake Brewery—from medieval monks to Budweiser and the fierce debates over its 21st-century redevelopment. Finally, we duck into The White Hart of Barnes, a 17th-century gem with Masonic secrets, famous neighbors, and a terrace that still claims the crown as “London’s best riverside pub.”
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Google map with pubs covered in previous episodes pinned, courtesy of Andy Meddick:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1xXDGJSfJIUy2gw_6uCASi-C45FpOg_M&usp=sharing
Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/4xhc8w2s
The following resources are referenced or quoted frequently in these episodes:
Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:
Mortlake history and brewery:
https://mortlake-history.org.uk/ind/gardens.html
https://www.mbcg.org.uk/history/
The pubs:
https://pubnames.co.uk/index.php
https://www.beerintheevening.com
https://www.greeneking.co.uk/pubs/greater-london/ship
https://londonist.com/pubs/pubs/pubs/the-ship-2
https://www.useyourlocal.com/pubs/ship-mortlake-10454/
https://www.whitehartbarnes.co.uk/
Jolly Gardener reviews: https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24529/
White Hart reviews: https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24434/
Books:
Captain Sir Richard Frances Burton: A Biography by Edward Rice, ISBN 978-0306810282
London’s Riverside Pubs by Tim Hampson, ISBN 97815048-00211
Intro Music: Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch.
Photo: Richard Rogerson
Website: https://historiclondonpubcast.com/
E-mail: hosteric@historiclondonpubcast.com
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