East India Arms
The East India Arms is a pub in the City of London . The building is on Fenchurch Street next to the place where the East India Company had its headquarters.
history
The East India Arms is believed to date back to the Magpie Ale House, which has been on this spot on Fenchurch Street since at least 1645.
The East India Arms was built in 1829 as part of an entire block that was typical of London buildings at the time: Fenchurch 67 to Fenchurch 70 were all four-story buildings made of red brick. They originally housed various traders and service providers who had to do with the East India Company and trade with East Asia. The other houses in the block fell victim to a new Paul Hoffman block in 1910.
In 1838 John Tallis depicted the East India Arms in his first atlas of London. The building, built in 1829, is now the oldest building on Lloyd's Avenue Conservation Area and Fenchurch Street. It is the only place within central London that is reminiscent of the East India Company. The pub itself is owned by the Shepherd Neame brewery and, thanks to their beer, is a regular feature of good pubs in England.
In the post-war period, office workers from the city center mainly visited the pub. However, officers also came to sea who had taken an examination at Lloyd's Maritime Academy or had yet to take it.
Architecture and current usage
The East India Arms building is a four-story building in the classic Edwardian style. The facades are made of red brick. The corner is, typical for buildings of the time, round and forms a successful end to the block on which the East India Arms is located. The red brick forms a striking contrast to the other historic buildings in the area, which are mostly made of Portland Stone . In their classic proportions, however, they form a coherent ensemble.
The East India Arms is a classic British pub that only has bar stools and standing room and does not serve any food. The pub mainly serves beer from the comparatively small artisanal brewery Shepheard Neame, although it does not have an India Pale Ale despite its association with the East India Company . The interior consists of old photos of the area and mirrors. The floor of the only room has a wooden floor. But it is possible to consume what you have brought with you. It is frequented primarily by employees from the nearby offices.
Connections to the East India Company
A plaque on the outside of the pub commemorates the East India Company and its history. Although the pub is the only central London memorial for the East India Company, there is no direct link between the two. At least the East India Arms opened here about 20 years before the company's end, next to its headquarters and a number of the company's warehouses. So it is very likely that company employees came and went there in its early days.
Remarks
- ↑ a b c City of London: Lloyd's Avenue Conservation Area ( Memento of the original dated October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lloyds Register: History of the site uncovered ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Simon Bradley, Nikolaus Pevsner: London 1, The city of London, 1997, London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-300-09624-8 , p. 488
- ^ A b George Trefgarne: How the first multinational was hijacked by greed , The Spectator October 25, 2006
- ↑ John Ough: East India Arms , Ough Zone August 18, 2009
- ↑ Pete Brown: Hops and Glory: One man's search for the beer that built the British Empire Pan Macmillan, 2011 ISBN 0230740472 Chapter 41
- ^ Good Pub Guide: East India Arms
- ^ Clay Harris: East India Company and its City traces , Financial Times July 14, 2006
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 44.4 " N , 0 ° 4 ′ 45.2" W.