Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden

The Lamb and Flag is a Grade II listed public house at Rose Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2.[1]

The Lamb and Flag

The building is erroneously said to date back to Tudor times, and to have been a licensed premises since 1623, but in fact dates from the early 18th century.[2] The building became a pub in 1772.[2]

Situated in what was a violent area of Covent Garden, the pub's upstairs room once hosted bare-knuckle prize fights,[3] leading to it being nicknamed "The Bucket of Blood".[4] A plaque on the building commemorates an attack on John Dryden in a nearby alley in 1679, when Charles II sent men to assault Dryden in objection to a satirical verse against Louise de Kérouaille, Charles II's mistress.[5] Writer Charles Dickens frequented the pub in the 19th century.

The pub was refaced with brick in 1958.[6]

References

  1. Historic England, "The Lamb and Flag public house (1265122)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 October 2014
  2. Flude, Kevin; Herbert, Paul (1 May 1990). "Citisights: Guide to London". Virgin Books Limited via Google Books.
  3. Fodor, Eugene (27 September 1994). "Fodor's Great Britain". Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. via Google Books.
  4. Balfour, Michael. "Help Yourself in London: A Guide to Services, Facilities and Things to Do". Garnstone Press via Google Books.
  5. Publishing, D. K. (1 February 2012). "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London: London". Dorling Kindersley Limited via Google Books.
  6. Richardson, John (1 January 1979). "Covent Garden". Historical Publications Limited via Google Books.

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