Flowers of the Forest
| Status: | Closed and demolished |
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| Address: | 123 Blackfriars Road, SE1 (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview) |
| London borough: | Southwark |
| Former name(s): | Flower of the Forest Surrey Coal Hole Surrey Coffee House Surrey Tavern |
| Historical parish: | Southwark St George the Martyr |
| Dates open: |
by 1776-c1990
demolished early-1990s |
| Owner: | Courage (former) |
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| Notes: | Renamed as the "Surrey Coal Hole" in 1820s, and as "Flower of the Forest" in 1845 (although the name is sometimes given in the plural, notably on the 1958/1967 Ordnance Survey maps). The name (in its pluralised form) survives in a nearby pub at 14 Westminster Bridge Road (see separate entry). |
| Sources: | Dates/Demolished/Renaming: Pub Wiki Owner: Tris C (e-mail) OS 1875/1896/1907/1958 (as "Flowers of the Forest")/1967 (as "Flowers of the Forest") PO 1839 (as "Surrey Coalhole")/1856 (as "Surrey Coal Hole")/1869/1882/1895/1915 (all as "Flower of the Forest" except where noted) |
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