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!

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Highgate

January 29, 2025 • Eric Blair • Season 1 • Episode 29

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Let’s take a look at some great historic pubs in Highgate: The Flask, The Gatehouse and The Wrestlers
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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:

Marx Pub Crawl

https://libcom.org/article/marx-piss-london-pub-crawl-karl-marx-late-1850s-wilhelm-liebknecht

Highgate Pubs

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/lifestyle/21382780.drink-fill-rich-fascinating-history-highgates-pubs/

https://hornseyhistorical.org.uk/brief-history-highgate/

Flask

https://www.peculiarlondon.com/blog/the-flask-highgate

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol17/pt1/pp111-113

https://whatpub.com/pubs/NLD/5635/flask-london#google_vignette

Gatehouse

https://hidden-highgate.org/ye-olde-gatehouse/