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17 November 2014

Drink at the Bricklayers Arms, Putney

Your author recently spent much more time than usual in Putney, and during this time he was reintroduced to its oldest pub, the Bricklayers Arms, which was built in 1826 and was originally known as the Waterman’s Arms, due to passing trade from Thames boatmen.


Towards the end of the 19th century, the new railway lines brought even more opportunistic developers to west London than we are used to today. With riverboats no longer the most popular form of transport, the pub was renamed after its new clientèle. Today, it's one of the best pubs in the area, more popular with CAMRA members than bricklayers, due to its rotating real ale selection and themed beer festivals.

For more, see http://www.bricklayers-arms.co.uk/history

^Picture © Matthew Black used under a Creative Commons license^

2 comments:

  1. RoG17 November 2014 at 10:11

    Not the oldest pub in Putney according to the Spotted Horse in the High Street, which claims to be at least 250 years old (whether still a pub after 'refurbishment' in 2007 is questionable)

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  2. Hels18 November 2014 at 03:12

    I think being a Thames boatman, or a bricklayer for that matter, must have been exhausting labour. So I see the urgent need for a local pub. But it doesn't look big enough for all those bulky men.

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