Blue Anchor, Hammersmith

The Blue Anchor

The Blue Anchor is a pub at 13 Lower Mall, Hammersmith, London, that dates from 1722.

The pub was first licensed on 9 June 1722 to a Mr. John Savery.^[1][2] It was originally called the Blew Anchor and Washhouses, but they gave up washing at some point.^[3]

On 7 January 1789, a whole sheep, bought for sixteen shillings, was roasted outside.^[4]

In the Victorian era, various partitions were added to the interior, but they have been removed. There is a "rather sombre" collection of artefacts from the First World War.^[3]

Gustav Holst was a frequent visitor, and composed his Hammersmith Suite there.^[5]

The Blue Anchor is owned by the Bermuda-based Property Trust Group.^[6]

References

1. "The Blue Anchor, Hammersmith". jeseaward. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
2. "About The Blue Anchor". blueanchorlondon. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
3. Edward Sullivan (1 January 2000). Evening Standard London Pub Bar Guide 1999 S S Int. Simon and Schuster. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-684-86840-0. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
4. Thomas Faulkner (1839). The history and antiquities of the parish of Hammersmith: interspersed with biographical notices of illustrious and eminent persons, who have been born, or who have resided in the parish, during the three preceding centuries. Nichols & Son. p. 28. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
5. Mary Christison Huismann (26 April 2011). Gustav Holst: A Research and Information Guide. Routledge. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-135-84527-8. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
6. "Our Portfolio". PTG. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

External links

Official website