Wapping River Pubs: Pirates, Crooks, Sailors and Celebs

The Town of Ramsgate and the Prospect of Whitby along the river in Wapping have been serving some interesting clientele for the last 400 years.  Let's see who's popped in.

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Google map with pubs covered in previous episodes pinned, courtesy of Andy Meddick:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/4/edit?mid=12c-WKa3XiT1qTLydK8psZocUR7Y_Wes&usp=sharing

Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/bduca5dv

The following resources are referenced or 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 used in researching this episode:

• https://travelswithadog.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/the-town-of-ramsgates-sad-sorry-tale/
• https://londonist.com/pubs/pubs/pubs/prospect-of-whitby
• https://townoframsgate.pub/our-story/

Intro music:

• Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch

Photo:  Matt Brown

Website: https://historiclondonpubcast.com/

E-mail: hosteric@historiclondonpubcast.com