Pubs - Round One

I've been trying to think of the best way to capture the variety as well as the quantity of pubs that exist in London.  The conclusion I've come to is that this will be the first but not the last posting about pubs.  Thus, I'll simply refer to this post as "Round One".  All the pubs on display in this post are within a 20 minute walk of our temporary housing on Fleet Street in Central London.

First I will introduce you to the "Ye Olde" and "The Old" pubs including "Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese", "Ye Olde London", "Ye Olde Cock Tavern", "The Old Bell", and "The Old Red Lion".

Ye Olde London

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

Ye Olde Cock Tavern

The Old Bell

The Old Red Lion

Sometimes a pub is named for a geographical location as for "The Tipperary", an Irish pub, and "The Melton Mowbray", an English pub.

The Tipperary
(next door to Kevin's work)

Melton Mowbray

Other pubs have more violent themes such as "The Punch Tavern" and "The Hatchet".

The Punch Tavern

The Hatchet

Some pubs may invite you inside with an elegant name such as "The White Swan" while others use the lure of curiosity to encourage patrons to slip in the hole, I mean door.

The White Swan

Bung Hole

As I'm sure you've noticed, there's no shortage of pubs around here!!  Unfortunately, Kevin and I have only been to "Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese".  Perhaps if you come to visit we can explore the world inside one of these unique "Public Houses" (aka pubs).