Detective Eric Blair weaves through five historic watering holes from Southwark to the Elephant & Castle. A beautiful Roebuck with mansard roofing and Grade II street cred. A Roman woman buried like a queen. A pub that became the birthplace of the Firkin empire, complete with saucy seaside postcard slogans. A local boozer once renamed in the ‘70s by a jogger-turned-beer mogul. Finally, the Elephant & Castle itself - a name so baffling, historians have just... given up.
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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:
- Ted Bruning -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
- Wikipedia
- https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/ by Ann Laffeaty
- Camra’s various websites including WhatPub.com
- Pubwiki: https://pubwiki.co.uk/
Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode.
Roebucks Grade II Entry: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1393945?section=official-list-entry
Parched Pubs , True Pubs & Shepard Neame Websites:
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1393945?section=official-list-entry
https://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/
True Pubs Interview: https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/borough/the-ship-in-borough-is-reopening-in-less-than-a-month/
Independent Article on Dukes of York
Pubs Galore Reviews of Elephant & Castle
https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24228/
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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