The elephant and castle south london
Origins & Name
Blacksmith to Inn (c. 1642-1760): The site was a blacksmith's forge owned by John Flaxman, which was later converted into an inn. Around 1760, it became the "Elephant and Castle" inn,
Has changed since then.
Lost pub South london Elephant and castle.
Drank in there a couple of times,
This pub is permanently closed. Closed 2018 for redevelopment of the shopping centre - demolition started in Feb 2021
The Captain Kidd pub in Wapping, London, is named after the infamous pirate William Kidd, who was executed at Execution Dock nearby in 1701. The pub, a Grade II listed building, was originally a three-story brick house and coffee warehouse before becoming a pub in the 1980s.
The noose and gallows hanging outside the Prospect of Whitby pub in London commemorate its location near Execution Dock, where pirates and other criminals were hanged, including Captain Kidd, and where "Hanging" Judge Jeffreys would reportedly dine while watching executions.
The Prospect of Whitby, London's oldest riverside pub, dating back to 1520, was originally known as "The Pelican" and a notorious haunt for smugglers, pirates, and thieves, earning it the nickname "The Devil's Tavern". After a fire, it was rebuilt and renamed after a collier ship
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
The Dexy’s Midnight Runners music video, Come On Eileen.
1982 music video was directed by Julien Temple and filmed in the inner south London suburb in vicinity of the corner of Brook Drive and Hayles Street, then Austral Street and Holyoak Road
Queen's final show was titled A Night Of Summer Magic and took place at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire on 9 August 1986. Surporting acts Status quo,
Big Country and
Beloius Some.
Queen live Wembley 86
The original Friday concert started at 4.00pm with tickets costing £14.50. Four bands performed in the following order:
INXS
The Alarm
Status Quo
Queen
PIE AND MASH MANZIE.
Tower Bridge Road is the oldest eel & pie shop still in business today.
Originally established in 1891 by Robert Cooke.
Bought by Michele Manze in 1902 ( son in law of Robert Cooke)
It was the first of 14 eel & pie houses to bear the family name of Manze.
Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond
Manor place South London. The baths closed as a public facility in 1976 but continued as a boxing venue until a final show in 1978. By 1995 it was in a dangerously poor condition with no viable use. In 1996 it was Grade II-listed and placed on the Buildings
Manor Place Baths South London. survived heavy bombing of the area in World War II. It began to fall into disuse as public baths in the decades after the war as most apartments in the area began to have bathrooms installed. It was used by locals to do laundry up until the 1970s.