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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Fleet Street 1

February 15, 2025 • Eric Blair • Season 1 • Episode 30

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In this first of two episodes on Fleet Street pubs, we cover The Blackfriar, The Old Bell and The Tipperary – lots of history and interesting stories.

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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:

The Blackfriar

https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/black-friar-pub

Dominicans

https://rosaryshrine.co.uk/about-us/history-of-the-dominicans-in-london/

Henry’s Divorce

https://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2020/5/3/henry-viiis-divorce-of-catherine-of-aragon-who-had-the-better-case-in-the-great-divorce#.XsFsfC-ZOi4=

https://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2020/5/17/henry-viiis-divorce-of-catherine-of-aragon-who-had-the-better-case-in-the-great-divorce-part-2-how-henrys-efforts-to-overturn-the-marriage-in-the-courts-failed#.XsGSUi-ZOi4=

https://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2020/6/14/henry-viiis-divorce-of-catherine-of-aragon-who-had-the-better-case-in-the-great-divorce-part-3-catherines-case-for-the-marriage#.XuZ_eS3Myi4=

Wynkyn de Worde

https://www.fleetstreetheritage.co.uk/128.pdf

https://www.wynkyndewordesociety.org/about