Blythe Hill Tavern

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The Blythe Hill Tavern
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The front of the pub in 2009.
Blythe Hill Tavern
General information
Location319 Stanstead Road,
Lewisham,
London, SE23 1JB
Openedcirca 1866
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated7 Jun 2022
Reference no. 1475999

The Blythe Hill Tavern is a Grade II listed public house in Forest Hill, south London. [1] [2] It has been repeatedly voted amongst the top pubs in London including by Time Out in 2023. [3]

Historic England states it was "probably built around 1866 and refurbished internally in the 1920s or 1930s in the Brewer's Tudor style". It was previously known as The Blythe Hill Hotel until the 1940s. [2] [4]

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References

  1. "Historic English pubs recognised for their interiors". BBC News . 15 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "Blythe Hill Tavern and attached gate piers and walls (1475999)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. Cooper, Leonie. "Time Out reveals the 50 Best Pubs in London for 2023".
  4. Downes Miles, Henry (1874). The London and suburban licensed victuallers', hotel and tavern keepers' directory. ISBN   9781021239839.

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