The Green Man, Soho
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The Green Man is a Grade II listed public house at 57 Berwick Street, in London's Soho.[1]
History
There has been a pub at this location since 1738.[2] It was Grade II listed in 1978.[3]
The pub regularly shows live sports and is known for being a good place to watch cricket matches in Central London.[4][5]
Architecture
The current premises dates from the early 19th century. The building is constructed from yellow stock brick over three storeys, with a slate roof. A front on the ground floor with granite flanking pilasters was added in the early 20th century.[3] Each of the floors have widely spaces windows with flat gauged arches.[6]
The sign outside the pub depicts a caricature of Hercules with a green club, decorated with leaves.[7]
References
Citations
- ^ "Berwick Street, London | Open Skies Article | Open Skies". Emirates United Kingdom.
- ^ Weinreb et al. 2008, p. 63.
- ^ a b Historic England. "GREEN MAN PUBLIC HOUSE, City of Westminster (1291968)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Where to watch cricket in London". Evening Standard. October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Where to watch the Ashes in London". Evening Standard. September 10, 2019.
- ^ 'D'Arblay and Noel Street Area', in Survey of London: Volumes 31 and 32, St James Westminster, Part 2, ed. F. H. W. Sheppard (London, 1963), pp. 230–242. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp230-242 [accessed 10 October 2019].
- ^ Simpson 2011, p. 121.
Sources
- Simpson, Jacqueline (2011). Green Men & White Swans: The Folklore of British Pub Names. Random House. ISBN 978-0-099-52017-7.
- Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2008). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd ed.). Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-405-04924-5.
External links
- Official website
- Green Man – Pub Wiki
