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.