Brown building with white windows and the pub name in all black capital letters.
The Captain Kidd pub in Wapping

The Captain Kidd is a pub in Wapping, East London, that is named after the seventeenth century pirate William Kidd, who was executed at the nearby Execution Dock. The pub is a Grade II listed building, and was historically used as a coffee warehouse.

History

The Captain Kidd pub is situated at 108 Wapping High Street,[1] next door to the Marine Police Force headquarters.[2] The building originates in the 19th century as a three-storey brick house, and was remodelled in the Edwardian era. To the rear of the building, there is a former workshop that goes out to a wharf.[3] The building, along with 110 Wapping High Street, are now Grade II listed.[1][3]

In the 1980s, the building became a pub, having previously been a coffee warehouse.[4] It was named after the seventeenth century pirate William Kidd, who was executed at the nearby Execution Dock in 1701.[5][6][7] The pub has a nautical theme and retells the story of Captain Kidd and his execution; the layout is designed to be similar to a ship's hulk.[2][8][9] It is a Sam Smith's pub, and is situated on Wapping High Street.[4] The entrance has a large archway, and the pub has three floors and a terrace overlooking the River Thames.[7][9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Captain Kidd". CAMRA London Pubs Group. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Madgwick, Steve (3 March 2009). "Captain Kidd, Wapping". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1242395)". National Heritage List for England.
  4. 1 2 "Walks in Wapping and Limehouse" (PDF) (pdf). Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Captain Kidd". Londonist. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pirates & Execution Dock". BBC News. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. 1 2 Gale, Robert (10 August 2011). "Captain Kidd, London". Travels with Beer. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Mellor, Joe (7 October 2014). "Top 10 Sam Smith's Pubs in London". The London Economic. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 Sullivan, Edward (January 2000). Evening Standard London Pub Bar Guide 1999 S S Int. Simon & Schuster. p. 36. ISBN 9780684868400. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Waterworth, Shay (19 April 2016). "London's Top 5 Riverside Pubs For The Summer". The Culture Trip. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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