Crooked Billet, Wimbledon
51°25′17″N 0°13′40″W / 51.421463°N 0.2278°W / 51.421463; -0.2278
The Crooked Billet is a pub at 14–15 Crooked Billet, facing onto Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon, London. The building dates from the early 18th century and became the Crooked Billet during the 1750s.[1] The district of Wimbledon called Crooked Billet may have taken its name from the pub.[1][2][3]
In 1888 Young's Brewery leased the Crooked Billet pub, and bought the freehold in 1928. In 1974 Young's Brewery purchased the nearby Hand in Hand. After the pubs were enlarged and refurbished, they were sold in 2006.[4][5] The pubs are separated from the green. In Wright's Alley, ale was historically delivered to customers by Shire horses pulling brewer's drays.[2]
Along with the Hand in Hand, the Crooked Billet faces onto a small triangular green. Nearby can be found King's College School.[A] Eagle House and Wimbledon House are also in the vicinity.[7]
The pub's cellars are said to be haunted by the ghost of an Irish woman.[1]
References
Notes
- ^ The origin of the name is disputed.[2][6]
Citations
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (6 January 2009). "Crooked Billet". London Gardens On Line. London Parks and Gardens Trust. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
...the first mention of a brewery and inn occurs in 1509 and the name was given to a small row of cottages, although 1776 is the first authenticated date of an alehouse here.
- ^ Jane, Fred T. (April 1894). "The Romance of a London Omnibus". The English Illustrated Magazine, London (127): 691–699 – via ProQuest.(subscription required)
- ^ Osbourne, Helen (November 1991). Inn and Around London: A History of Young's Pubs (1st ed.). London: Young & Co's Brewery. ISBN 0951816705.
- ^ Whichelow, Clive (1998). Pubs of Wimbledon Village. Enigma Publishing. pp. 2, 15.
- ^ "Crooked Billet (also known as Shepherd's Hatch Gate". London Parks and Gardens Trust, parksandgardens.org. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Surrey Archaeological Society (1891). Surrey Archaeological Collections: Relating to the History and Antiquities of the County. Vol. 10. Bofworth & Sons. p. 160.
External links
- Media related to Crooked Billet, Wimbledon at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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