Friday 12 June 2009

Windsor Castle


Name: Windsor Castle
Age: 1800s
Location: 114 Campden Hill Road, Kensington
Information: Dated back to the 1800's it was mainly frequented by farmers taking their livestock to Notting Hill on market days. Steeped in history, and in the summer months, ivy The Windsor Castle is a regular haunt of Old Etonians and simply adored by youngsters alike.

Tuesday 2 June 2009

Ship and Shovell


Name: Ship and Shovell
Age: 1800s
Location: 2 - 3 Craven Passage, Charing Cross
Information: Two pubs opposite one another, each with the same name and sign - both pubs are connected by a cellar which runs beneath the street. To add to the quirkiness is the name, Shovell with two L's. Ship and Shovel is not that unusual as a pub name, but here there's a ship but the Shovell is a man. Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell died with 900 of his crew in 1707 when his ship 'Association' was wrecked off the Isles Of Scilly, due to navigation error.