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(Pub, External). Published on 22-07-2013
Image: (Pub, External). Published on 22-07-2013

Ship, Rotherhithe

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Operator: Independent
39-47 St Marychurch Street, Rotherhithe, SE16 4JE (View on Google Map)
(020) 7237 4103
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A small friendly locals' pub with a pretty beer garden to the rear and seating outside the front of the pub. It's difficult to trace the history of the Ship accurately as there have been so many pubs with this name in the area. The Ship that stands here now was built in the first quarter of the 20th century, but there has been a Ship Inn on this site since at least the early 19th century. Unusually, this pub is one of the few pubs in England to have had two names at the same time. Until 1985 a sign on one side of the pub called it the Great Eastern, after a steamship built on the Isle of Dogs by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, while on the other side of the building it was called the Ship.

Historic Interest

Did you know that the name Rotherhithe is Saxon for "sailors' haven"? And at one time, most of the parish of Rotherhithe was covered by marshland. Docks have existed here since the beginning of the 16th century, and the ship builders of Rotherhithe were the best in the trade during the 17th century. There aren't many sailors about today but the Ship certainly is a little haven.

Information for this venue is provided by the South East London Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Great Eastern
Local Authority
Southwark
Last updated
27/04/2025
Last surveyed
15/06/2024
Leasehold owner
Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns)
Freehold owner
Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns)
Pub ID
SEL/10708
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
Noon - 8:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 8:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 8:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 8:00pm
Friday
Noon - 8:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 8:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 6:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 1 regular beer.

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Front & rear
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
Board games
Newspapers Newspapers
Smoking Smoking
Front & rear
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
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Transport
Close to bus routes
London Buses: 47, 188, 381, C10, P12
Closest station (1450m)
South Bermondsey
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (200m)
Rotherhithe

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