Woodin's Shades - Bishopsgate, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 31.094 W 000° 04.771
30U E 702618 N 5711500
Woodin's Shades is a public house located on the east side of Bishopsgate, close north of Liverpool Street Station, and at the junction with Middlesex Street - also known as Petticoat Lane.
Waymark Code: WMJGHK
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/16/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bill&ben
Views: 1

The sign is hung from a bracket projecting from the wall of the pub. The name is across the top of the sign. The sign's background shows an arch formed from blocks and, in the arch, is a barrel on its end with a pitcher and bottle standing on it.

A sign on the pub wall tells us:

Woodin's Shades' name is derived from William Woodin who purchased the premises in 1863. The shades part refers to a wine vault with a drinking bar, shaded by being either below ground or being covered by an arcade. For many years the Woodin's Shades has been a favourite watering hole for the traders of Petticoat Lane and Spitalfields market. The Woodin's Shades is situated in Bishopsgate, an area of the City that was first developed by the Romans in AD 200. Bishopsgate is named after Erkenwald, Bishop of London (675-693) who ordered the Roman gate to be rebuilt.

Name of Artist: Unknown

Date of current sign: Unknown

Date of first pub on site: Unknown

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