Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden
| The Lamb and Flag | |
|---|---|
Public house | |
| Location | Rose Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2 |
| Coordinates | 51°30′41.76″N 0°7′32.16″W / 51.5116000°N 0.1256000°W |
| Founded | 1772 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | THE LAMB AND FLAG PUBLIC HOUSE |
| Designated | 15-Jan-1973 |
| Reference no. | 1265122 |
The Lamb and Flag is a
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], or according to its official listing, perhaps from 1688 [1]. 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.
Many of the internal fittings are Victorian woodwork or earlier, including a remaining partition, meriting the pub a maximum three-star rating as a Real Heritage Pub [6].
The pub was refaced with brick in 1958 [7]. It has been operated by Fuller, Smith & Turner since 2011 [8].
References
- ^ a b Historic England, "The Lamb and Flag public house (1265122)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 October 2014
- ^ ISBN 9780863693533– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780679027201– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780900391378– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781405393140– via Google Books.
- ^ "Lamb & Flag". Pub Heritage Historic Pub Interiors. CAMRA. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ISBN 9780950365619– via Google Books.
- ^ Gerrard, Neil (27 June 2011). "Fuller's buys the Lamb & Flag in Covent Garden". The Caterer. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
