The Hampshire Hog, Strand
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The Hampshire Hog was a tavern at 410 The Strand, London, next door to The Adelphi Theatre
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Its trade relied heavily on visitors to the theatre.
The pub was taken over in 1887 (along with the house next door and the Nell Gwynne tavern in Bull Inn Court) by the Adelphi Theatre (at the time run by the Gatti family.) The Hampshire Hog was renovated and absorbed into the theatre complex.
A new enlarged facade was built as part of the renovation, and this can still be seen today.
Adelphi Theatre
The Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiving house for a variety of productions, including many musicals...
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Its trade relied heavily on visitors to the theatre.
The pub was taken over in 1887 (along with the house next door and the Nell Gwynne tavern in Bull Inn Court) by the Adelphi Theatre (at the time run by the Gatti family.) The Hampshire Hog was renovated and absorbed into the theatre complex.
A new enlarged facade was built as part of the renovation, and this can still be seen today.
Publicans
- 1803 Ann Goodall
- 1815 Thomas Hart
- 1829 William Robert Burgess
- 1839 Thomas Salter
- 1851 Benjamin O Conquest
- 1869 Daniel Chalker
- 1881 Caroline Hubert
- 1882 John Young
External links
- Adelphi Theatre takes over Hampshire Hog http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Adelphi.htm
- Partial image of the Hampshire Hog to the right of the theatre, 1857 http://www.civilwargazette.com/WP/images/BW_adelphi_theatre_57054.jpg
- Mentioned in testimony at the Old Bailey, 1763http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/luceneweb/bailey/highlight.jsp?ref=t17630914-52&words=Hampshire%20AND%20Hog%20AND%20Strand#firsthil
- Mentioned in testimony at the Old Bailey, 1786 http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/luceneweb/bailey/highlight.jsp?ref=t17861213-7&words=Hampshire%20AND%20Hog%20AND%20Strand#firsthil
- Mentioned in testimony at the Old Bailey, 1803 http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/luceneweb/bailey/highlight.jsp?ref=t18030420-68&words=Hampshire%20AND%20Hog%20AND%20Strand#firsthil
- Mentioned in testimony at the Old Bailey, 1811 http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/luceneweb/bailey/highlight.jsp?ref=t18110220-82&words=Hampshire%20AND%20Hog%20AND%20Strand#firsthil
- Mentioned in testimony at the Old Bailey, 1813 http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/luceneweb/bailey/highlight.jsp?ref=t18130217-21&words=Hampshire%20AND%20Hog%20AND%20Strand#firsthil
- Mentioned in testimony at the Old Bailey, 1815 http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/luceneweb/bailey/highlight.jsp?ref=t18151025-8&words=Hampshire%20AND%20Hog%20AND%20Strand#firsthil
- Mentioned in testimony at the Old Bailey, 1817 http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/luceneweb/bailey/highlight.jsp?ref=t18171203-143&words=Hampshire%20AND%20Hog%20AND%20Strand#firsthil