• Mayfair 1

  • Mar 30 2025
  • Length: 35 mins
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    In this episode, we start looking at some great Mayfair pubs: Guinea Grill, both Coach & Horses, The Footman and The Kings Head. We’ll continue Mayfair in a second episode

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

    https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1xXDGJSfJIUy2gw_6uCASi-C45FpOg_M&usp=sharing

    Or TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/4xhc8w2s

    The following resources are referenced or 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 Laffeaty

    Additionally, the following resource(s) were used / quoted in this episode:

    Guinea Grill:

    https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/restaurants/guinea-grill-london-mayfair-oldest-steakhouse-expansion-b1142947.html

    Maurice Gorham - Back to the Local (ISBN 978-0571386987)

    Coach & Horses - Bruton Street:

    https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/15939/coach-horses-london

    Bardow pics: https://flashbak.com/brigitte-bardot-in-the-pub-by-ray-bellisario-1968-36253/

    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jun/06/ray-bellisario-obituary

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59553852

    Footman:

    https://numberonelondon.net/2021/04/historic-pub-crawl-i-am-the-only-running-footman/

    https://mayfairfoodie.com/the-footman/

    Kings Head:

    https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/ps40m-mayfair-raid-is-biggest-gems-heist-in-british-history-6736160.html

    https://www.bigvenuebook.com/venue/1964/#:~:text=Located%20in%20amidst%20the%20fashion,to%20the%20easy%2Dgoing%20mood.

    https://whatpub.com/pubs/WLD/16031/kings-head-london

    Intro Music: Vivaldi - Spring Allegro by John Harrison w/ the Wichita State University Chamber Orch.

    Photo: Bob Walker



    Website: https://historiclondonpubcast.com/

    E-mail: hosteric@historiclondonpubcast.com

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