Ed’s Central London Pub Directory
About this Site
London Pubs, Bars & Taverns in Zone 1
from
PUBNETWORK.COM™ and the barstool of
Ed Vidunas
Posted November 2004
Many years ago when I was younger and had a liver I started
traveling to London
and found pleasure in the pubs. Over the years my friends would ask me for the
best ones when they came over on holiday. This inspired me to make a directory and what you see today is the result of my
passion with London
pubs. I was told of a must see pub on Oxford
Street but was not told the exact location. So, me and my mate came up from the
Oxford Circus underground and were stopped dead. Which way do we walk? This was
before I found that Oxford Street
has only one pub, the Tottenham, and it was not here. We needed more
information. The vast collection of pub guides only gives the address and this
is not enough at times. The key feature on my site is to give the cross street
and other information to pin-point the pub on a map. Some of my entries do not
have this but I am working on them. My site is more of a directory than a guide but I have comments on many of
the pubs. Feedback is welcomed.
When I can I try to give the owner of the pub but this is becoming a chore as
ownership seems to change all too quickly. Over the years pubs have been bought
and sold like a commodity and keeping track of owners and beer selection is
enough to make you drink. The pub is an English national treasure and the soul
of the country. I remember this quote by Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc
(1870-1953), English poet born in France. “When you have lost your
inns, drown your empty selves, for you have lost the last of England” in
speaking about losing a local pub. I raise my pint to Mr. Belloc.
Anyway, I try and note the owner and former owner of a pub as well as the
former or new name. They may change before I can update. But as I have said,
this is not a guide but a directory
to help you find a pub. You will find your favorite pub when you see it. We all
have different takes on what we see and having a good time in a pub with
friends or spicy girls will no doubt make it your favorite.
Cheers,
Ed Vidunas