Historic London Pubcast
If you know London's pubs, then you know the history of London. Every pub has a story to tell... if you know where to look. Host, Eric Blair takes us on a journey across London's historic pubs. Along the way we'll get all the quirky, fascinating stories of the architecture, antiquity, legends, and personalities that make up London's unique pub scene. Equal parts travel, story telling, architecture, history, and social commentary, join The Historic London Pubcast community. Not just London Pub Crawl, lots of fun stories along the way!
Historic London Pubcast
Hampstead 2: Freemason's Arms, Jack Straw's Castle, Spaniards Inn
This is the second of two episodes covering the great old pubs of Hampstead. This one takes a look at The Freemason’s Arms, Jack Straw’s Castle and Spaniards Inn
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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
Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:
Orwells London:
Freemason Arms:
https://londonwiki.co.uk/Middlesex/Hampstead/FreemasonsArms.shtml
https://londonskittles.co.uk/index.htm
Jack Straw’s Castle:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2020-10-06_Hunt_EngelsMarx-T.pdf
Spaniards Inn:
https://camra.org.uk/pubs/spaniards-inn-hampstead-158165
https://izi.travel/en/b19c-the-spaniards/en
https://adam-yamey-writes.com/2020/12/08/the-spaniards/
https://alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/the-spaniards-inn-hampstead/
https://numberonelondon.net/2021/04/historic-pub-crawl-the-spaniards-inn/
https://layersoflondon.humap.site/map/records/the-spaniards-inn-spaniards-road-hampstead-london
Intro music:
Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch
Photo: Jacob Surland
Website: https://historiclondonpubcast.com/
E-mail: hosteric@historiclondonpubcast.com