The Green Man, Soho

The Green Man is a Grade II listed public house at 57 Berwick Street, in London's Soho.[1]

The pub in 2008

History

There has been a pub at this location since 1738.[2] It was Grade II listed in 1978.[3]

The pub regularly shows live sports and is known for being a good place to watch cricket matches in Central London.[4][5]

Architecture

The current premises dates from the early 19th century. The building is constructed from yellow stock brick over three storeys, with a slate roof. A front on the ground floor with granite flanking pilasters was added in the early 20th century.[3] Each of the floors have widely spaces windows with flat gauged arches.[6]

The sign outside the pub depicts a caricature of Hercules with a green club, decorated with leaves.[7]

References

Citations

1. "Berwick Street, London | Open Skies Article | Open Skies". Emirates United Kingdom.
2. Weinreb et al. 2008, p. 63.
3. Historic England. "GREEN MAN PUBLIC HOUSE, City of Westminster (1291968)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
4. "Where to watch cricket in London". Evening Standard. October 18, 2018.
5. "Where to watch the Ashes in London". Evening Standard. September 10, 2019.
6. 'D'Arblay and Noel Street Area', in Survey of London: Volumes 31 and 32, St James Westminster, Part 2, ed. F. H. W. Sheppard (London, 1963), pp. 230–242. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp230-242 [accessed 10 October 2019].
7. Simpson 2011, p. 121.

Sources

• Simpson, Jacqueline (2011). Green Men & White Swans: The Folklore of British Pub Names. Random House. ISBN 978-0-099-52017-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

• Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2008). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd ed.). Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-405-04924-5.

External links

• Official website
• Green Man – Pub Wiki