Historical Pubs

September 14 2025

This London Pub Looks Straight Out of The Lord of the Rings – Waxy O’Connor’s

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Waxy O’Connor’s is London’s biggest Irish pub. It’s a labyrinth of four unique bars over six levels, all linked together by a warren of staircases, hidden corners, and alleys.

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[BLOG POST IN BIO] This pub looks like it was stright from The Lord of the Rings 🏰👁️🔥💍 🍺 The pub’s name is Waxy O’Connor’s and it’s a labyrinth of four unique bars over six levels, all linked together by a warren of staircases, hidden corners, and alleys 🕯️ It’s named after a real person. Finbar O’Connor was a famous Irish candlemaker born in 1788 in Dublin, hence the name 🪾In the centre of the pub stands a 250-year-old Irish Beech tree 🏰 The four different bars provide four different atmospheres. You feel like you were in a scene from The Lord of the Rings at one bar, but climb one of the staircases, squeeze through a small alleyway and now it’s like you were at a medieval banquette 📍 14-16 Rupert St, London W1D 6DD #lordoftherings #irishpub #magicalplaces #londonpubs #irishculture

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Waxy O’Connor’s – A Labyrinth of Four Unique Pubs

London's Biggest Irish Pub - Waxy O’Connor’s

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At Waxy O’Connor’s you might get lost…in the best way!

Located in the very heart of Soho, Waxy O’Connor’s is actually four different bars under one roof. The pub spans six levels, connected by narrow alleyways, mystical wooden staircases that lead you all directions and hidden corners to explore.

The four different bars provide four different atmospheres. You feel like you were in a scene from The Lord of the Rings at one bar, but climb one of the staircases, squeeze through a small alleyway and now it’s like you were at a medieval banquette.

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Follow another wooden staircase, and suddenly you’re at a traditional Irish pub with true Celtic vibes with atmospheric lighting, carved wooden archways, stone fireplaces and iron chandeliers.

A 250-Year-Old Irish Beech Tree in the Centre

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In the centre of Waxy O’Connor’s stands a 250-year-old Irish Beech tree.

The tree was planted 2.5 centuries ago in Midlands Ireland and died naturally in 1994. The tree was shipped to London the following year to be ‘planted’ in the centre of Waxy O’Connor’s. A local woodworker who had played under the tree as a child helped hew and treat the tree.

Since then, the tree has stood tall and proud in the middle of the pub. Guests love sitting under its branches enjoying a pint or two discussing, sport, the weather or other important subjects.

Named After a Real Person

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Waxy O’Connor’s was named after a real person. A famous Dublin candlemaker, Finbar O’Connor was born in 1788 and – following his father’s footsteps – became a candlemaker at the age of 16.

His candles were legendary, just like his appetite and thirst. O’Connor, who was a big man, soon became known as ‘Waxy’ and gained fame for not just his candles but his incredible capacity for hard liquor and his ability to consume a lot of beer and whisky.

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The excuse for consuming such an amazing amount of liqueur was the fact that candlemakers at that time had to work in extreme heat that stole their bodily liquids and drain their energy.

Waxy O’Connor allegedly was once heard to say: “Such heat doth parch a man and a parched man is a barren man – Beer is the only cure – us lads could put away gallons in a day”.

Great Bar Menu

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Waxy O’Connor’s has an amazing bar menu, even Waxy himself would lick his fingers after tasting.

Big plates for friend groups, such as ‘Waxy’s Fry’ (Cumberland sausage, bacon, black pudding, white pudding, potato scone, tomato, mushroom, baked beans, poached egg and toast & butter), small plates, sharers and burgers & sides are all on the menu, ready to satisfy your tastebuds.

Sunday roasts and buffet menu, including bruschetta, wraps, waffle fries and croquettes are also available.

The pub is specialised in Irish whiskey, craft beers and the best Guinness in London.

The Best Place to Celebrate St. Patric’s Day or Watch Sport

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What could be a better spot to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in London than the capital’s biggest Irish pub? It has the perfect atmosphere, the friendliest bartenders and the best people to meet and make new friendships with.

Waxy O’Connor’s is also a go-to spot for sport lovers.

There are eight big screens for major sporting events, so no matter where you’re at within the pub, you won’t miss the best moments.

Plus, there’s live music seven nights a week.

If you’re looking for a truly unique pub in London, Waxy O’Connor’s is definitely a must-visit. Book for drinks, dinner or simply walk in.

Practical Info

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Address

Waxy O’Connor’s | 14-16 Rupert St, London W1D 6DD

Opening Times

Mon & Tue: 3pm – 12am

Wed – Sat: 12pm – 12am

Sun: 12pm – 11pm

Ready for your next adventure? Love themed bars? Famous London bar, Bunga Bunga has re-opened after a complete makeover. Its new name is Bunga 90 and it’s a multi-sensory celebration of the 1990s. Expect cocktails served in a Nokia 3310 or a Britney Spears head, bathroom rave, a giant cocktail claw machine, a PEPSI time machine and free-to-play retro arcade games.

August 20 2025

The UK’s First Major Mudlarking Exhibition – Secrets of the Themes: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures

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The UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking opened at London Museum Docklands this April. ‘Secrets of the Themes: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures’ features over 350 historical objects found in the river bed.

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What is Mudlarking?

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River Themes was one of the world’s largest ports in the 18^th and 19^th century. Traderships and vessels came and go every day loaded with goods. Sometimes some of those goods and objects ended up in the river accidentally (or not) alongside with lots of other objects people dropped in the water during the centuries.

Mudlarks are people who go to the riverbank during low tide to find those long lost artefacts. Their findings often include ancient coins, objects from the Roman or the Viking era. Some rare objects even date back to the Iron Age.

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The earliest mudlarks were recorded in the 18^th century. Mudlarking, however, was very different back then. It wasn’t a hobby at all. Instead, it was a form of income to the poor. Most often children – especially boys – and sometimes women were searching for anything in the mud they could sell. It could have been coal, rope – if in good condition – , chopper nails or iron.

Mudlarks were, in fact, the lowest members of the society.

“Sometimes we wade in the mud to the ankle, at other times to the knee…we seek with our hands and feet.”– Anonymous mudlark, aged 13, 1860.

Secrets of the Themes: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures

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Modern mudlarks are searching for historical artefacts. Little pieces of history that – with the help of museum experts – can help understanding our past.

‘Secrets of the Themes: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures’ exhibition has been created with active participation of mudlarks. As a result, the exhibition is not just about the historical pieces they’re digging up, but is also telling the mudlarks’ personal stories: how they work, how they catalogue their findings and how museum experts help them curating their objects.

There are over 350 objects on display from intimate pieces, such as false teeth, prosthetic eyes or shoes, to historical relics dropped in the water centuries ago.

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To make the exhibition a bit more interactive, the museum also created a fake mini riverbank scattered with mudlarked objects for visitors to explore.

Exhibition Highlights

Viking drinking horn and battle axe

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This drinking horn was used by Vikings around 700 – 900 AD. Drinking horns were central a Viking’s life and even afterlife.

This Viking battle axe is from 800 – 1,000 AD and was probably used during battles with the Saxons to seize their wealth and enslave their people.

The Waterloo helmet

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This extremely rare find is an Iron Age helmet, dating back to 150 – 50 BCE.

It was found by workers in 1868 near Waterloo Bridge (that’s why the name).

This is the only one Iron Age helmet found in Southern England and the only one with horns ever found in Europe! It’s made of bronze with scrolling decoration and red enamel around the cap.

The Battersea shield

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Highly decorated with hammered and engraved symbolic patterns (including 27 red glass studs), this shield was found by a labourer in 1857.

Similarly to the Waterloo helmet, this shield is from the Iron Age, from around 350 – 50 BCE.

Flint tools from the Neolithic to Bronze Age

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These tools made of flint are from the 3,500 – 2,000 BCE. Hundreds of axe heads, arrowheads, daggers and cutting knives like these have been found in the river during the decades.

Daggers and knives

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Mudlarks sometimes find weapons, such as knives, daggers and swords. These are from the 15^th and 17^thcenturies.

Shoes saved by the mud

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These robust marching shoes were used by soldiers around 43 BC, when the Romans invaded Britain. Two of the soles have iron hobnails which made them last very long.

The third sole was originally a leather sandal, similar to flip flops. The sandal has a hole for the strap (the strap is missing) to hold it onto the foot.

Luke Jerram: Museum of the Moon

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Your exhibition journey ends with famous artist, Luke Jerram’s giant illuminated Moon installation: ‘Museum of the Moon’.

It is the Moon that makes mudlarking possible by causing tides and making the water constantly rise and fall.

“We are lucky in London to have this amazing tidal river environment that has preserved so much of our past. Thanks to the dedication and expertise of today’s mudlarks, we are constantly uncovering new objects that inform our understanding of history.” – says London Museum curator, Kate Sumnall.

The Mudlark Pub

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Did you know that London has a mudlark pub? The Mudlark Pub is opened in the 18^th century next to London’s oldest fruit and vegetable market, Borough Market.

Over the centuries the pub was a popular spot for market traders to eat, drink and socialise after a long day at work.

It’s just a 10-minutes walk from the best mudlark places and there are treasures and historical artefacts displayed on the walls to tell the story of mudlarking.

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Today the pub is part of the Nicholson’s Pub and there’s no better place for mudlarks to drink to their success (or lack of) or shoppers to dine in with friends.

Want to Become a Mudlark? You Need Permit and Must Report Your Finds

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Today, mudlarking is incredibly popular, however, if you want to search for treasures in the foreshore, you need permit.

You must hold a permit from Port of London Authority. The permit includes metal detecting, ‘beachbombing’, scraping and digging (this basically means that you’re not allowed to flip a single stone without permit).

The permit allows you to search the tidal Thames foreshore from Teddington to the Thames barrier.

At the moment there are 4,000 permits are live. However, new applicants are currently suspended due to the waiting list exceeding 10,000. The application will be reopened in due course. Keep an eye on Port of London Authority’s website.

Practical Info – Secrets of the Themes: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures

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Address

London Museum Docklands | No 1, West India Quay, Hertsmere Rd, London E14 4AL

Opening Times

Until 1^st March 2026

10am – 5pm daily | Last entry 3:45pm

Tickets

Tickets from £16 | You can book on London Museum Docklands’ official website

Wheelchair Accessibility

The exhibition is wheelchair accessible

Ready for your next adventure? New exhibition opened at the National Maritime Museum, dedicated to Pirates. ‘Pirates’ exhibition is exploring fiction and reality and why pirates still fascinate us today. You will learn more about the most notorious pirates, such as Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Teach, Captain William Kidd, and Bartholomew Roberts while marvelling at real artefacts.

March 26 2024

Unveil the Heart of Cities with AIreelity: The AI-Powered Tourist vs Local App

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Would you discover London as a tourist or a as a local?

Ready for your next adventure? Pssst…this hidden gem in London is known only by the locals. Hidden under the National Portrait Gallery, Larry’s bar is serving cocktails inspired by the portraits displayed in the gallery.

July 4 2023

Female Felons in London History – Herstorical Tours

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We all know the story of male criminals in history, such as Jack the Ripper or Captain Kidd. These cases are well-documented, we know all the details of their grisly crimes and the punishment they received.

But what about women? Join Herstorical Tours’ their newest historical walking tour and learn about female criminals in history.

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Herstorical Tours offer unusual historical walking tours about women to women (gentlemen are most welcome to join!) to unveil the untold/lesser-known stories of witches, female criminals and harlots in history using acting, drama and comedy.

Gaol Birds of Old London brings you back in time to the 18th and 19^th centuries to show crimes committed by women and how they were treated regarding class and race. You’ll catch a glimpse on how the criminal justice system worked at the time and how female criminals were punished and executed or, in some cases, how they managed to get away with what they’d done.

Did you know that at the very spot where there is a nice fountain today in front of Old Bailey Central Criminal Court, gallows stood in the 18^th century and criminals – including female criminals – were publicly hanged there?

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Magpie & Stump pub, which is operating in a modern building today right next to the fountain, was a favoured spot by people for watching executions while having a drink or two.

Among others, a 22-year-old female ‘criminal mastermind’ was executed here. You’ll learn her full story – what she did and how she got caught – during the tour.

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You’ll also hear about baby farming operating in the 18^th century. Baby farming was a for-profit orphanage usually ran by middle-aged women. These baby farms promised to take custody of unwanted infants or those whose parents were not able to take care of them for a small amount of money. However, baby farmers often did not take good care of the children or even got rid of some of them to make more space for newcomers, thus, earn more money. During the tour, you’ll learn about the famous case of one of the most notorious baby farmers and murderers in British history.

These cases and others from the 18^th-19^th centuries will help you to get a better view on how female criminals were treated back then and help answer the question: has it changed over the centuries?

Practical Info

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The 1.5-2h tour starts from Old Bailey Criminal Court and guides you through notorious execution scenes and crime scenes. Make sure you wear comfortable clothes and shoes because you’ll walk a lot and there is no stop during the tour.

The tour finishes at a local tavern where you’re free to join Maria (the tour guide) to discuss your thoughts about history over a drink or two.

Tickets

Secure your ticket online on Herstorical Tours website. Hurry up! It’s a small group tour for the better and more immersive experience.

Ready for your next adventure? Make sure you explore other walking tours from Herstorical Tours. ‘Harlots & Strumpets & Tarts, Oh My!’ brings you back in time to the 18^th century to the dark and steamy underworld of sex workers.

April 13 2023

Dirty Dicks Pub – The Poignant History Behind the Cheeky Pub Name

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If you ever wandered around Bishopgate, you have probably spotted and giggled at the scarlet electric letters, spelling ‘Dirty Dicks’. I’m pretty sure you’ve wondered where the name comes from.

Well, there is a sad story behind the funny name.

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The Tragic Story of Dirty Dick

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Dirty Dick’s real name was Richard Bentley, or some say Nathaniel Bentley. Bentley was a successful and prosperous city merchant who owned a warehouse and a hardware shop in Leadenhall Street. The young Bentley was known for taking close attention to his look and appearance and was pretty popular among the ladies. He even earned the nickname: “the beau of Leadenhall Street”.

Everything changed, however, on Nathaniel’s wedding day. In the morning of his wedding, he received the most terrible news imaginable: his fiancée died. Bentley broke apart.

His emotional breakdown went so deep that he never again took off his morning suit and refused clean anything, including himself.

He locked the reception room and didn’t allow anyone, including the landlord, to enter or to clean warehouse and he never again cleaned any part of himself either.

The myth says he let the wedding table untouched for decades, leaving everything on the table to rot and acquire dust forever.

The dirt accumulated over the years, cobweb covered everything, and rats and cats died on the floor, but Nathaniel still refused to let anybody in and clean. The warehouse turned into a dirty den and even letters were addressed to “The Dirty Warehouse London”.

Nathaniel Bentley and his warehouse became a tourist attraction, and he got the nickname ‘Dirty Dick’.

Dirty Dick Inspired Charles Dickens

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Despite of his astonishing transformation from “the beau of Leadenhall Street” to Dirty Dick, Nathaniel remained a polite and well-mannered man.

Charles Dickens was fascinated by Nathaniel’s story, and it is widely believed that Dirty Dick inspired the character of Miss Havisham in Great Expectations.

Dickens regularly published in “Household Words” at that time and in 1852 he wrote a note to the printer of his weekly publications, saying: “Don’t leave out the Dirty Old Man, he is capital.”

The Pub

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Dirty Dick stopped trading in 1804 and died in 1809. Following his death, the warehouse was demolished.

The Old Jerusalem Pub – that was once owned by Nathaniel himself – was still standing and operating not far from the warehouse. The owners renamed it Dirty Dick’s and filled it with cobwebs and mummified animals they had got from the warehouse and recreated the look Dirty Dick’s warehouse to commemorate the local legend.

Today, of course, Dirty Dicks is clean and tidy, serving delicious food and drink and is among the most famous pubs in London.

Make sure you drop in next time you’re around Bishopgate and raise a glass to Nathaniel Bentley alias Dirty Dick who inspired Charles Dickens.

Ready for your next adventure? If you love historical pubs, you’ll definitely want to visit The Sherlock Holmes Pub that holds another piece of London’s history.

March 10 2023

The Sherlock Holmes Pub London

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Whether you’re a fan of the original Sherlock Holmes stories or the Cumberbatch television series or just on an adventure to hunt new experiences in London, Sherlock Holmes Pub is for you.

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The History of The Sherlock Holmes Pub

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The building was built in 1736 and was operating as a lodging house before it later became a hotel, called Northumberland Hotel.

This was the hotel Sir Arthur Conan Doyle most likely featured in his 1901 novel: The Hound of the Baskervilles.

The building was refurbished by Whitbread and Co. in 1957 and The Sherlock Holmes Pub is currently under management of Greene King, which is a large pub retailer and brewer. It was founded in 1799 and today managing over 2,700 pubs, restaurant, and hotels across the UK.

In 1957 Whitbread and Co. opened the largest and the most important Sherlock Holmes related exhibition. Thanks to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate and the family’s generous support, Whitbread created a historical recreation of the famous detective’s sitting room and study.

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This exhibition was the largest one dedicated to Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, featuring an amazing amount of memorabilia. The room is still there today and free to visit, however, visitors are not allowed to enter the room. They can only peek through the large glass windows.

The room – among many others – displays Holme’s Stradivarius violin, Watson’s revolver, swords, framed pictures and much more.

The walls throughout the pub downstairs and the dining area upstairs, are all decorated with portraits, framed pictures and photographs of all actors ever portrayed Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson throughout the decades.

The Pub

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The Sherlock Holmes Pub is relatively far from the detective’s famous home address 221B Baker Street, however there is a good reason why.

The pub is located in Charing Cross which is very close to numerous locations Sir Arthur Conan Doyle described in his novels. For example, The Turkish Bath that Holmes and Watson frequently visited is just next door to the pub. Scotland Yard was also just a few minutes away from the pub as well as River Themes.

The Menu

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To remain loyal to its amazing heritage, The Sherlock Holmes Pub is very English-inspired and very traditional when it comes to food and drink.

For example, Fish and Chips, Butter Pudding and Steak & Ale Pie are on the menu, just to name a few. As for the drinks, you can have house produced speciality ales named after the famous detective and his devoted friend and associate.

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There are plenty of other ales, lagers, and ciders as well as spirits, wine and even cocktails to choose from.

The Sherlock Holmes Pub is a one of the most famous tourist attractions in London. It’s usually very busy, especially at the weekends and Friday nights. You can often see tourists (and locals alike) dotted around the pub, taking photos.

The Sherlock Holmes Pub is family and dog friendly!

Ready for your next adventure? If you’re a true fan of Sherlock Holmes, you must visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum under the famous address of 221B Baker Street. Blog post coming soon!