Flowers of the Forest

Status: Closed and demolished
Address: 123 Blackfriars Road, SE1 (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Southwark
Former name(s): Flower of the Forest
Surrey Coal Hole
Surrey Coffee House
Surrey Tavern
Historical parish: Southwark St George the Martyr
Dates open: by 1776-c1990
demolished early-1990s
Owner: Courage (former)
Notes: Renamed as the "Surrey Coal Hole" in 1820s, and as "Flower of the Forest" in 1845 (although the name is sometimes given in the plural, notably on the 1958/1967 Ordnance Survey maps). The name (in its pluralised form) survives in a nearby pub at 14 Westminster Bridge Road (see separate entry).
Sources: Dates/Demolished/Renaming: Pub Wiki
Owner: Tris C (e-mail)
OS 1875/1896/1907/1958 (as "Flowers of the Forest")/1967 (as "Flowers of the Forest")
PO 1839 (as "Surrey Coalhole")/1856 (as "Surrey Coal Hole")/1869/1882/1895/1915 (all as "Flower of the Forest" except where noted)
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