Signage for the Carpenters Arms Dental Practice, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, housed in the premises of a former public houseStone plaque commemorating the site of the former Carpenters Arms at Henley Bridge (Remenham)
The following list is for Public Houses commonly called "pubs" in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, entitled (or once entitled) "Carpenter Arms." Some of these date back to the development of "true English Pubs" created by English alehouses.
A former pub in Reading located on the corner of Orts Road and Arthur Road, which was closed and demolished c.1975 as part of the Newtown area redevelopment.[5][6]
A former pub in Remenham, on the Berkshire side of the River Thames next to Henley Bridge. The pub was demolished in 1984 and the headquarters of Henley Rowing Club built on the site. A plaque and foundation stone remain in its place.[7]
A pub in Windsor owned by the Nicholson's chain. The pub was built in 1518 and has passages from its cellars that ran to the nearby Windsor Castle but have since been bricked up.[9]
O'Donoghue's Irish Bar, Spittal Street, Marlow, formerly The Carpenters Arms. In 2017, the pub was renamed The Butcher's Tap.
Buckinghamshire
A former public house in the village of Chalfont St Peter.[15] Located on the High Street, it has since been demolished.[16]
A pub in the town of Marlow which is a Grade II listed building from the early 1600s.[17] This Carpenters Arms pub issued a 15mm copper farthingtrade token that had the Carpenters Arms Coat of Arms of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters on one side. These quarter of a penny tokens along with a half penny trade token were produced from about 1648 to at least 1673.[18] These trade tokens should not be confused with the 15.6mm copper trade tokens issued by George Carpenter, of Wapping, in the 1650s.[19] In 2009, the pub was rebranded as an Irish bar and renamed O'Donoghue's.[20] In 2017, it was confirmed that chef Tom Kerridge had purchased the pub which was renamed The Butcher's Tap.[21]
A former public house in the hamlet of Saunderton Lee, near Princes Risborough,[22] which is now a private residence.
A public house in the village of Slapton. It is a half-timbered construction begun in the 16th century under a thatched roof.[23]
A pub in the village of Stewkley, which also doubles as an Indian restaurant.[24][25]
A former pub on King Street in the city of Cambridge, which closed in the early 1900s.[31] The street is noted for a pub crawl named "The King Street Run", although this pub had long closed before the crawl was devised.[32]
A former public house in Whittlesey which is known historically as Whittlesea, about six miles (10 km) east of Peterborough. The pub, now a private dwelling was located on Station Road.[39]
A pub in the village of Wimblington, Cambridgeshire. The building was constructed in the early 17th century and was named the Carpenter Arms by 1724.[40]
"Carpenters' Arms", Wisbech. A pub that may have gave given its name to Carpenter's Arms Yard. The last reference to the pub itself was in the 19th century.[41]
A pub and inn in Llechryd,[47] a village approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from Cardigan, in Ceredigion, Wales.[48][49] The premises have been renamed Flambards and are now a hotel and tearoom.[50]
A country pub in the village of Dale Abbey, near Derby and Ilkeston which is over 300 years old and has been in same family for more than 80 years.[52]
Devon
A former pub in the town of Dawlish, now a private residence, on Old Town Street.[53] The pub was originally tied to the Dawlish Brewery, who passed it onto the Heavitree Brewery in the 1920s.[54]
A former pub in Hull, on Great Union Street. First mentioned in 1806, it was known for a time as The Shipwrights Arms and was owned by the Hull Brewery when it closed in 1937. The building was bombed in 1941 and the current site is now occupied by a second-hand car lot.[58]
A former pub on South Street (formerly Lower Railway Street)[62] in the town of Braintree.[63][64]
A c18th pub for sale in the parish of Danbury.[65]
A pub located in Smarts Lane in the town and civil parish of Loughton in the Epping Forest district of Essex.[66] The pub has two bars – the back bar a public bar and the front bar a saloon bar.[67]
A pub located in Gate Street, Maldon. The building has been in existence since the 1340s and was purchased by the Maldon Brewery in 1847, eventually becoming its brewery tap until the brewery's closure in 1952.[68]
A pub/restaurant in the village of Rawreth, near Wickford, currently known as The Carpenters Restaurant.[69]
A restaurant pub in Tonbridge that also provides accommodation.[93]
Lancashire
A pub in Lancaster dating back to the 18th century. Noted for being one of a handful of pubs with an upstairs gravity fed cellar. It changed its name to The Three Mariners' in 1986.
A pub on Kings Cross Road in the Kings Cross area of central London.[103] In 2017, the pub re-opened as The Racketeer.[104]
A former pub in Elmira Street (prior to this, listed at Loampit Vale) in Lewisham. Opened in around 1855, the pub closed in 1956 and has since been demolished.[105]
Two former pubs in Limehouse, London, now both also demolished: one in Grenade Street[106] and the latter on Ben Jonson Road. The latter, originally a beer house[107] closed in c. 1999[108] and is now the site of a health centre.[109] Was known as 'The Old Carpenters Arms' at the time of closure.[108]
A former pub on the corner of Bridport Place and Rushton Street next to Shoreditch Park. It is uncertain as to when the pub opened, however it was in operation in the 1850s.[112] The pub, known as Rushtons at the time of closure, was converted to residential units circa 2002, however the building still retains its pub signage.[113]
A tavern in St. Marylebone, run by the parents of Edward Coxen in the mid-1850s to 1882.[114] Originally situated at Gray Place, later becoming Picton Place, the pub changed name to the Three Cheers before closing in 2004 and becoming a Chinese restaurant. The current address is 29a James Street.[115]
A former pub in the village of Llanvihangel Gobion, now called the Charthouse Pub Restaurant, currently serving an Italian theme. In 1901 the then Carpenters Arms had Samuel Summers as the publican.[124]
A former pub in Appleford-on-Thames, a village which was part of Berkshire until the 1974 local government boundary changes. It was built in the 17th century[133] and became a pub in 1891.[134] The pub was renamed The Appleford Kitchen & Bar in 2011 under new owners, but closed in September 2012.[135] It has now been converted into a private residence.[136]
A former inn in the village of Brize Norton.[139] Situated on Station Road, it is a Grade II listed building which dates from the 18th Century[140] which is now in use as a Bed and breakfast.[141]
A gastropub in Fulbrook, a village in West Oxfordshire near Burford. It dates from the mid-17th century and was named the Carpenter Arms in the early 18th century.[148] This is claimed to be the location where "Tom, Dick and Harry" were from. They were supposedly three of a family of eight brothers (and all three highwaymen) from the area in the late 18th century.[149]
The former Carpenters Arms in Jericho, Oxford, now converted into two private dwellings
A former pub in the village of Hailey, near Witney.[150] Located on Middletown, the pub closed in the 1960s or 1970s and has since been converted to a private residence.[151][152]
A former Morrells brewery pub in the Jericho suburb of Oxford which closed in the 1990s and has since been converted into two houses.[153]
A pub in the village of Middle Barton. The building dates from the 17th-century and is grade II-listed.[154] In 2017 the pub was converted to a Middle Eastern restaurant called The Cinnamon Stick.[155]
A pub in Witney located on Newland (formerly Oxford Road).[156][157]
Somersetshire
A pub and restaurant in the hamlet of Stanton Wick. Converted from mining cottages in the 19th century and now used as an inn.[158]
A pub in Great Bricett in the C18th. ADVERTISEMENTS. To be Lett. A very good Publick House, known by the Name of the Carpenters Arms in Great Briset, with a new Malting Office, and an Acre and half of Land, all Freehold.[160]
