Historic London Pubcast

The Star Tavern, Belgravia. West End Glam, East End Sham.


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Belgravia may look polished and proper, but one pub has seen more scandal than a stack of tabloid front pages. In this episode of The Historic London Pubcast, Guide, Eric Blair takes us into The Star Tavern - a pub where West End glamour collided with East End skullduggery. 

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Google map with pubs covered in previous episodes pinned, courtesy of Andy Meddick:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/4/edit?mid=12c-WKa3XiT1qTLydK8psZocUR7Y_Wes&usp=sharing

Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/bduca5dv

The following resources are quoted frequently in these episodes:

  • Ted Bruning  -- Historic Pubs of London (ISBN 978-0658005022) and London By Pub (ISBN 978-0658005022)
  • Wikipedia
  • https://londonspubswherehistoryreallyhappened.wordpress.com/  by Ann

Intro music:

Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber

Photo: Pa_Nick



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Historic London PubcastBy Eric Blair