leopold buildings, bethnal green, london

industrial and commercial architecture

Folder: english secular architecture
pie corner cherub, london

pie corner cherub, london

25 Sep 2010 132
at the junction of cock lane and giltspur st., marking where the great fire stopped, is this late c17 figure, with a plaque blaming sin, in particular gluttony, for the fire. the corner was known as pie corner, and was the site of a pub called the fortunes of war, where resurrectionists displayed their corpses for the student doctors of nearby barts hospital to buy
pie corner cherub, london

pie corner cherub, london

25 Sep 2010 124
at the junction of cock lane and giltspur st., marking where the great fire stopped, is this late c17 figure, with a plaque blaming sin, in particular gluttony, for the fire. the corner was known as pie corner, and was the site of a pub called the fortunes of war, where resurrectionists displayed their corpses for the student doctors of nearby barts hospital to buy
railway hotel, edgware, london

railway hotel, edgware, london

11 Oct 2015 116
detail of 1931 pub by a.e. sewell for trumans
railway hotel, edgware, london

railway hotel, edgware, london

11 Oct 2015 119
detail of 1931 pub by a.e. sewell for trumans
railway hotel, edgware, london

railway hotel, edgware, london

11 Oct 2015 109
detail of 1931 pub by a.e. sewell for trumans
northgate st chester

northgate st chester

15 Mar 2016 154
small cast iron devil, perhaps c19, on a pub next to the northgate
fox and anchor, smithfield, london

fox and anchor, smithfield, london

21 Feb 2011 112
built in charterhouse st., by w.j.neatby of doulton's tiles ltd. in 1898, in sort of flemish art nouveau gothic.
railway hotel, edgware, london

railway hotel, edgware, london

11 Oct 2015 132
detail of 1931 pub by a.e. sewell for trumans
liverpool pub

liverpool pub

17 Apr 2015 114
c20 guiness sign
railway hotel, edgware, london

railway hotel, edgware, london

11 Oct 2015 191
detail of 1931 pub by a.e. sewell for trumans, currently derelict. there are meant to be hammerbeam roofs and a masonic temple inside
railway hotel, edgware, london

railway hotel, edgware, london

11 Oct 2015 144
detail of 1931 pub by a.e. sewell for trumans
railway hotel, edgware, london

railway hotel, edgware, london

11 Oct 2015 119
detail of 1931 pub by a.e. sewell for trumans
railway hotel, edgware, london

railway hotel, edgware, london

11 Oct 2015 1 151
detail of 1931 pub by a.e. sewell for trumans
railway hotel, edgware, london

railway hotel, edgware, london

11 Oct 2015 133
detail of 1931 pub by a.e. sewell for trumans
ye olde axe, bethnal green road, shoreditch (7)

ye olde axe, bethnal green road, shoreditch (7)

05 Jun 2016 149
late c19 pub with much terracotta and faience
the fat boy, giltspur st. london

the fat boy, giltspur st. london

01 May 2010 158
1666 statue put up to claim that the great fire was brought about due to the general sin of gluttony.it was on a pub by smithfield which was a central clearing house for resurrection men, who stole corpses from city graveyards for dissection, and laid them out for sale to doctors from st. bart's hospital over the road.
the king's arms, newcomen st., southwark, london

the king's arms, newcomen st., southwark, london

09 Jul 2010 109
the carved stone arms from the georgian rebuild of the southwark gatehouse of the original london bridge, these were carved in 1728, bought by the pub owner in 1760, the year of george 3's coronation and so brought up to date before being added to the front of his pub where they remain.
ye olde axe, bethnal green road, shoreditch (13)

ye olde axe, bethnal green road, shoreditch (13)

05 Jun 2016 121
late c19 pub with much terracotta and faience
1995 items in total