The Green Man, Soho

Pub in London, England

51°30′56″N 0°08′12″W / 51.51559°N 0.13668°W / 51.51559; -0.13668Builtc. 1738
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGREEN MAN PUBLIC HOUSEDesignated23-Nov-1978Reference no.1291968

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]

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.[4]

The sign outside the pub depicts a caricature of Hercules with a green club, decorated with leaves.[5]

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Berwick Street, London | Open Skies Article | Open Skies". Emirates United Kingdom.
  2. ^ Weinreb et al. 2008, p. 63.
  3. ^ a b Historic England. "GREEN MAN PUBLIC HOUSE, City of Westminster (1291968)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ '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].
  5. ^ 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
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