Bull's Head, Strand-on-the-Green
Pub in Chiswick, London
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The Bull's Head is a Grade II listed public house at 15 Strand-on-the-Green , Chiswick , London, England. The building (Grade II listed in 1970) is 18th century with later additions; the architect is not known. It is a two-storey white-painted brick building, and still has its pantile roof with two dormer windows. The entrance has a moulded doorhood resting on brackets. [1] [2] Inside, the pub's bar and drinking area consists of numerous rooms on different levels; the lowest room is the "Duck & Grouse" restaurant. [3]
It is adjoined by nos 10 to 14, Bull Cottages, also 18th century; they suffered flood damage from high tides, and were restored in 1967. [1] The actor Donald Pleasence lived in the house at the end of the Bull's Head buildings, marked by a blue plaque . [4]
An unlikely legend maintains that Oliver Cromwell stayed in the pub, then escaping to the nearby Oliver's Island and hiding there; [3] there is no reliable evidence for either claim. [5]
References
- 1 2 "Strand on the Green Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF) . London Borough of Hounslow . May 2018. p. 6 . Retrieved 22 June 2020 .
- ↑ Historic England . "The Bull's Head public house (1356694)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 December 2013 .
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"London Pub Guide: Chiswick: Bulls Head"
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The interior is a warren of drinking areas on various levels, with the lowest, the "Duck & Grouse" serving as a restaurant. Used by Oliver Cromwell as a secret HQ during the civil war until he was betrayed to royalist forces and had to make his escape via a tunnel to what is now Olivers Eyot, an island in the Thames. His sister, the Countess of Fauconberg, lived nearby.
- ↑ "Strand on the Green, Hounslow" . Hidden London . Retrieved 3 July 2021 .
- ↑ "Oliver's Island, Hounslow" . Hidden London . Retrieved 17 December 2015 .
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