Bull's Head, Strand-on-the-Green
TheBull's Headis aGrade II listedpublic houseat 15Strand-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 itspantileroof with twodormerwindows. 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 actorDonald Pleasencelived in the house at the end of the Bull's Head buildings, marked by ablue plaque.[4]
An unlikely legend maintains thatOliver Cromwellstayed in the pub, then escaping to the nearbyOliver's Islandand hiding there;[3]there is no reliable evidence for either claim.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Strand on the Green Conservation Area Appraisal"(PDF).London Borough of Hounslow.May 2018. p. 6. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 June 2020.Retrieved22 June2020.
- ^Historic England."The Bull's Head public house (1356694)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved29 December2013.
- ^ab"London Pub Guide: Chiswick: Bulls Head".London CAMRA.Retrieved9 July2021.
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.Retrieved3 July2021.
- ^"Oliver's Island, Hounslow".Hidden London.Retrieved17 December2015.
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