Historic pubs · London
Spaniards Inn
Spaniards Inn — Historic pub — listed building or notable heritage status.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Golders Green · 1.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Spaniards Inn is a historic pub in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap with a heritage tag. Records date its origin to 1585. OpenStreetMap heritage rating: 2/5. Wikidata describes it as: "Historic pub — listed building or notable heritage status.". Coordinates: 51.5699°, -0.1741°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Spaniards Inn is a historic pub on Spaniards Road between Hampstead and Highgate in London, England. It lies on the edge of Hampstead Heath near Kenwood House. It is a Grade II listed building, dating back to the 16th century.
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Background
History
The pub is believed to have been built in 1585 on the Finchley boundary, with the tavern forming the entrance to the Bishop of London's estate; an original boundary stone from 1755 can still be seen in the front garden. Opposite it, there is a toll house built in around 1710. Today, the pub is in Barnet and the tollhouse is in Camden: both are now listed buildings, and traffic is reduced to one lane between the two. A suggestion in 1966 to demolish the tollhouse was successfully resisted, partly on the grounds that it would lead to more and faster traffic. Dick Turpin is thought to have been a regular at the Inn, as his father had been its landlord. What is certain is that highwaymen…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5699, -0.1741
- District
- Barnet
- Parish
- Barnet, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW3 7JJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Established
- 1585
- Nearest railway station
- Golders Green — 1.4 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w334243397 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Spaniards Inn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Spaniards Inn - panoramio.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Spaniards Inn?
- Spaniards Inn is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW3 7JJ), in the parish of Barnet, unparished area.
- When was Spaniards Inn built?
- Built or established in 1585.
- Who owns Spaniards Inn?
- Spaniards Inn is owned by | landlord =.
- How do I get to Spaniards Inn?
- The nearest railway station is Golders Green, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW3 7JJ.