{"id":36950,"date":"2019-12-09T21:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T21:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=36950"},"modified":"2019-12-09T21:00:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T21:00:20","slug":"londons-oldest-pubs-where-booze-meets-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/londons-oldest-pubs-where-booze-meets-history\/","title":{"rendered":"London&#8217;s oldest pubs: where booze meets history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>One could not be wrong by saying that every pub has a story to tell.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After surviving historic fires, war bombs and post-war developers, very few public houses in London can now pride themselves to be established centuries ago. How might we define which are the oldest beer joints in the capital: is it by the length of the licence, age of the building or rather name and location?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The candidates for the oldest boozer name<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Lamb &amp; Flag:<\/strong>\u00a0first mentioned in 1772 under the name of The Coopers Arms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The Seven Stars:<\/strong>\u00a0established in 1602 and named after 7 Provinces of the Netherlands to attract the Dutch sailors in the 17th century.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The Tipperary: <\/strong>claimed to be the oldest Irish pub in London since 1667 and the first one to serve Guinness in England.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese:<\/strong>\u00a0rebuilt in 1667 after being damaged in the Great Fire of London. The original pub date goes back to 1538.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The Old Bell Tavern:\u00a0<\/strong>built in 1670 on the earlier site of the Swan\u2019s tavern that was the location of the Fleet Street&#8217;s workshop with first installed printing press.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Ye Olde Mitre: <\/strong>often said to be the hardest pub to find in London, the boozer can be reached through a narrow passageway off Hatton Gardens. First reports of establishment were made in 1546.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-36950 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/londons-oldest-pubs-where-booze-meets-history\/img_8921-jpg-copy\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/IMG_8921-1.jpg-copy-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/IMG_8921-1.jpg-copy-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/IMG_8921-1.jpg-copy-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/IMG_8921-1.jpg-copy-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/IMG_8921-1.jpg-copy-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/IMG_8921-1.jpg-copy-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/IMG_8921-1.jpg-copy-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37139'>\n\t\t\t\tLamb &amp; Flag, 33 Rose St, WC2E 9EB, located in the heart of Covent Garden.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/londons-oldest-pubs-where-booze-meets-history\/dsc_1140\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1140-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1140-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1140-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1140-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1140-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1140-1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1140-1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37140'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Seven Stars, 53 Carey Street, WC2A 2JB, situated behind the Royal Courts of Justice.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/londons-oldest-pubs-where-booze-meets-history\/dsc_1147-jpg-copy\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1147-1.jpg-copy-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1147-1.jpg-copy-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1147-1.jpg-copy-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1147-1.jpg-copy-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1147-1.jpg-copy-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1147-1.jpg-copy-1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1147-1.jpg-copy-1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37141'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Tipperary, 66 Fleet St, EC4Y 1HT. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/londons-oldest-pubs-where-booze-meets-history\/dsc_1153\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1153-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1153-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1153-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1153-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1153-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1153-1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1153-1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37142'>\n\t\t\t\tYe Olde Cheshire Cheese, 145 Fleet St, EC4A 2BU.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/londons-oldest-pubs-where-booze-meets-history\/dsc_1160\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1160-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1160-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1160-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1160-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1160-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1160-1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/DSC_1160-1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-37145'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Old Bell Tavern, 95 Fleet St, EC4Y 1DH. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/londons-oldest-pubs-where-booze-meets-history\/_mg_8952\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/MG_8952-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-37146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/MG_8952-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/MG_8952-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/MG_8952-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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Follow our pub crawl map below and find out why Lamb &amp; Flag establishment acquired the nickname of \u201cThe Bucket of Blood\u201d or which boozers were the most visited and loved by Charles Dickens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[googlemaps https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1sx8LJEgJ81FHixmF2RD5ZsmW_uPd7SbR&amp;hl=en&amp;w=640&amp;h=480]<br \/>\nSource: Ruta Tamulynaite<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plus&#8230;<\/strong> if you are looking for a hangover solution for the next day, watch the video below.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_DEANa_uxFw&#038;w=560&#038;h=315]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words, picture gallery, map and video: Ruta Tamulynaite<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Featured image and video footage: Pixabay<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One could not be wrong by saying that every pub has a story to tell.\u00a0 After surviving historic fires, war bombs and post-war developers, very few public houses in London can now pride themselves to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":36965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bars","category-entertainment"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One could not be wrong by saying that every pub has a story to tell. 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