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Considered by some wags the most agreeable pub in Golders Green, this is up the road from the now sadly closed Jack Straw's Castle (converted to luxury flats). Handy if you are visiting the less well-known northern extension of Hampstead Heath or the West Heath and Golders Hill Park. Made famous by Florie Ford's music hall song, "Down at the Old Bull and Bush" where people were invited to come and make eyes at her and perhaps no doubt they did. It's an old coaching inn set back from the road with seating out front. The interior has been much modernised and we are informed by the pub's manager (Nov 2019) that that "we offer two beers regularly with both on most of the time at least one at all times". Food served, for details and serving times click on their website. Bus: 210, 268.
Historic Interest
Grade II listing:- Public house. Reputedly built as a farm c1645, licenced 1721, rebuilt with modern extensions 1923-24 in similar style to the old: this included the rebuilding of the ground-floor bay windows and Venetian window originally on the ground floor. Additions 1970s by Roderick Gradidge. Brown brick with hipped slated roof having brick modillion eaves cornice and tall slab stacks with blind arches. 2 storeys and cellars. Slightly projecting centre of 3 windows, 2 windows to each flanking extension. Round-arched entrances in outer bays with wooden doorframes, shaped brackets supporting hoods, fanlights and part-glazed doors; keyed oculus to each penultimate bay. Ground floor centre with 2 canted bay windows. Upper floor with gauged red brick flat arches to slightly recessed sashes with exposed boxing; centre window round-arched with radial pattern to head. Facade centre with parapet rising above eaves, segmental-arched in centre with statues of sphinx at either end. INTERIOR: retains old features, and good inter-war fittings. Frequented by the painters Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds and playwright, Garrick.
This Pub serves no changing beers and 2 regular beers.
Old Bull & Bush, Hampstead
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