Charing Cross and Strand Pubs

A tour of pubs in the Charing Cross area, followed by a few along the Strand. Including the usual commentary on interiors, exteriors, origins of pub names and other bits of history.

I think I've actually made some novel contributions to pub history here! In particular:
- An earliest record for the Ship and Shovel(l) of 1781, earlier than any other I found.
- A suggestion that the Lyceum Tavern may predate the Lyceum Theatre of 1772.

Pubs Featured:
Sherlock Holmes: https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/16010/sh...
Ship and Shovell: https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/15948/sh...
Gordon's Wine Bar: https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/16726/go...
Coal Hole: https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/15959/co...
Lyceum Tavern: https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/16275/ly...
Nell of Old Drury: https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/15964/ne...

I also found the Pubs History website useful as always when researching this video:
Sherlock Holmes: https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/St...
Ship and Shovell: https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/St...
Coal Hole: https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/Cl...
Lyceum Tavern: https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/Cl...

Archive footage of Sherlock Holmes exhibition in 1951:    • Sherlock Holmes - The Festival of Bri...  
British Pathé video from 1958 about the Sherlock Holmes pub:    • Sherlock Holmes Pub (1958)  

Chapters:
0:00 Intro / Sherlock Holmes
3:46 Ship and Shovell
8:03 Gordon's Wine Bar
10:00 Interlude: Sewer gas lamp, Carting Lane
10:53 Coal Hole
16:34 Lyceum Tavern
20:31 Wellington (but 'twas not to be...)
20:50 Nell of Old Drury
23:17 Outro