A short history of London pubs...

...based on a sample of the ones I passed on my way to the pharmacy for my covid jab and flu jab in a brief sunny period today.  All busy and successful having found new customers as the old ones disappeared.

Top left, Ye Olde Mitre, just off Hatton Garden, was built in 1546 for the servants of the bishop of Ely who had a palace round the corner. Now frequented by accountants and lawyers from the City.

Top right, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, just off Fleet Street, was rebuilt in 1667 immediately after the Great Fire of London, and was a favourite haunt of the newspaper hacks of Fleet Street before they were relocated to Canary Wharf. It is now a popular tourist pub.

Bottom left, The Hope, in Cowcross Street, was built in the late 19th century on the edge of the then new Smithfield meat market.  You can still get a full English breakfast there at 4am and caters for the clubbers coming out of Fabric nightclub next door.

Bottom right, the Sports Bar and Grill, off Cowcross Street, is in a building that was once the Danish Bacon Factory. It provides the "best live sport" and is busy and noisy during World Cups of all descriptions.