Third Time’s a Charm at Soho’s Pubs! On today’s historic London pub walk, we:
- Hear the tale of Mozart’s Brewer Street concert, where the child prodigy played to a half-empty room.
- Discover how Marx and Engels drafted the Communist Manifesto at the iconic Red Lion pub.
- Explore Soho ghost stories, including sightings of Oscar Wilde at The Leicester Arms.
From the wild world of Victorian rat baiting and Jack Black the rat catcher, to postwar jazz clubs that changed the beat of Britain, this episode blends Soho history with UK pub stories, Victorian pubs London, and showcases stunning London pub architecture that survived more than a century of time.
Packed with London travel tips you won’t find in guidebooks, this is your ultimate guide to famous London pubs, London pub history, and hidden gems that will make your next historic London pub crawl unforgettable.
Show Map
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/4/edit?mid=12c-WKa3XiT1qTLydK8psZocUR7Y_Wes&usp=sharing
References
- 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
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 Orchestra
Website: https://historiclondonpubcast.com
E-mail: hosteric@historiclondonpubcast.com
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