Historic London Pubcast

Gin Palaces - Episode 2

Eric Blair Season 1 Episode 6

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On this, our second episode on the great gin palaces of London, we visit the last 3 on our top 5 list:  The Viaduct Tavern, The Princess Louise and The Crown and Sugarloaf.
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The following resources are quoted frequently in these episodes:

  • Ted Bruning  -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
  • Wikipedia
  • https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/  by Ann Laffeaty

Additionally, the  following resource(s) were quoted in this episode:

  • https://www.viaducttavern.co.uk/
  • Isobel Watkins - Underground Prison Cells And Pesky Poltergeists: Is This London’s Most Haunted Pub?, designmynight.com
  • The First Public Drinking Fountain, atlasobscura.com
  • The Princess Louise Pub, londonupclose.com
  • Camra -Pub Heritage - Historic Pub Interiors, pubheritage.camra.org.uk

Intro music:

Vivaldi - Spring Allegro byJohn Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber

Photo: Stuart Maxwell

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