The Spread Eagle SW18 2PT (Tube: East Putney)
The flitting rain did its utmost to distract from us from the soiled shop fronts, the creaking launderette and the boarded-up brewery. Occasionally a bus passed our window, obscuring the […]
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The Cross Keys WC2H 9BA (Tube: Covent Garden)
If ever in dire need of a dented trombone, a divers helmet or a mounted fish corpse whilst wandering around in central London then look no further than the Cross […]
The Prospect of Whitby E1W 3SH (Tube: Wapping)
Nicholas Lyndhurst starred alongside David Jason in the much loved British sitcom ‘Only Fools and Horses’. Who can fail to forget the japes that transpired in the classic episode ‘He […]
The Captain Kidd E1W 2NE (Tube: Wapping)
Captain Kidd was born around 1645 and was inelegantly executed in Wapping by hanging in 1701. Depending on your point of view he was one of the best and most […]
The Star of Kings N1 0AX (Tube: Kings Cross)
Every weekday afternoon for about the past decade the BBC has screened a programme known as Bargain Hunt which I am sure you are familiar with but just in case […]
The Cats Back SW18 1NN (Tube: East Putney)
Capital punishment isn’t currently used for crimes committed in the UK, in fact even treason no longer carries a death penalty, though it was possibly to be hanged for giving […]
The Cats Back SW18 1NN (Tube: East Putney)
Capital punishment isn’t currently used for crimes committed in the UK, in fact even treason no longer carries a death penalty, though it was possibly to be hanged for giving […]
The Alma and The Ship (Tube: East Putney)
Sisters often share many qualities between them such as a predisposition to liking certain foods, a favourite perfume or maybe an unfortunate laugh that sounds like a goat coughing up […]
The Bulls Head SW13 9PY (Train: Chiswick or Kew Bridge)
It took friggin’ ages to walk to this place from the train station and it sounded great. Been around since the 1500’s, Oliver Cromwell had a bit of a to […]
Prince Edward W2 4NY (Tube: Bayswater)
I try to avoid referring to Nicholas Lyndhurst in blog posts, and in everyday life generally. The lanky plonker rarely comes up naturally in conversation anymore, but this pub smacks […]
