Ship and Shovell

The Ship and Shovell
The Ship and Shovell
TypePublic house
Location2 AND 3, Craven Passage, Charing Cross, London WC2
Coordinates51°30′27.72″N 0°7′29.28″W / 51.5077000°N 0.1248000°W / 51.5077000; -0.1248000
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameSHIP AND SHOVEL PUBLIC HOUSE
Designated09-Jan-1970
Reference no.1220801

The Ship and Shovell is a Victorian pub in Craven Passage, Charing Cross, London. It may be unique for consisting of two separate buildings on either side of a street, connected underground by a shared cellar.[1][2][3]

Interior, 2016

Its name has its origins in either the coal labourers who visited the nearby Coal Hole or Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell.[4][5][6]

The two former terrace houses were built in 1731–33, but later refaced. It has been Grade II listed since 1970.[7]

Until 1998 it was two separate pubs (The Shovell and The Ship) when the cellars were joined by a new tunnel under Craven Passage containing the kitchen.[8][9]

It is run by the Dorset family brewers Hall and Woodhouse.[10]

References

  1. ^ David Brandon (11 December 2013). London Street Furniture. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-1-4456-2928-5. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Ship & Shovell, Charing Cross, London, WC2N 5PH". The Good Pub Guide. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ Herb Lester Associates; Herb Lester Associates Limited (1 May 2014). A London Pub for Every Occasion: 161 of the Usual and Unusual. Ebury Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-09-195827-5. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ Nick Rennison (31 August 2010). The Book Of Lists London. Canongate Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-84767-666-5. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ^ Tom Jones (1 November 2010). "Hide in the Ship and Shovell". Tired of London, Tired of Life. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Ship & Shovell | Bars and pubs in Charing Cross, London". Timeout.com. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Ship and Shovell public house (1220801)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  8. ^ "The Ship & Shovell".
  9. ^ "London's Best Historic Pubs | Destination Guides | Corinthia London".
  10. ^ "The Ship and Shovell pub situated near Charing Cross station and Embankment". Shipandshovell.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

51°30′28″N 0°07′29″W / 51.5077°N 0.1248°W / 51.5077; -0.1248