Saturday 17 January 2009

The Porcupine


Name: The Porcupine
Age: 1725
Location: 48 Charing Cross Road, London
Information: This pub has an almost complete list of landlords, dating back to 1729. In 1822, a gang of thieves came here to reward themselves with a drink after robbing the house of Lord Ashbrook. They gave their safe-cracking equipment to the landlord for safekeeping & were soon apprehended.