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The Ship and Shovell
The Ship and Shovell
Type	Public house
Location	2 AND 3, Craven Passage, Charing Cross, London WC2
Coordinates	51°30′27.72″N 0°7′29.28″W / 51.5077000°N 0.1248000°W / 51.5077000; -0.1248000
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	SHIP AND SHOVEL PUBLIC HOUSE
Designated	09-Jan-1970
Reference no.	1220801

The Ship and Shovell is a Victorian pub in Craven Passage, Charing Cross, London. It may be unique for consisting of two separate buildings on either side of a street, connected underground by a shared cellar.

Its name has its origins in either the coal labourers who visited the nearby Coal Hole or Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell.

The two former terrace houses were built in 1731–33, but later refaced. It has been Grade II listed since 1970.

Until 1998 it was two separate pubs (The Shovell and The Ship) when the cellars were joined by a new tunnel under Craven Passage containing the kitchen.

It is run by the Dorset family brewers Hall and Woodhouse.

References

1. David Brandon (11 December 2013). London Street Furniture. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-1-4456-2928-5. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
2. "Ship & Shovell, Charing Cross, London, WC2N 5PH". The Good Pub Guide. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
3. Herb Lester Associates; Herb Lester Associates Limited (1 May 2014). A London Pub for Every Occasion: 161 of the Usual and Unusual. Ebury Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-09-195827-5. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
4. Nick Rennison (31 August 2010). The Book Of Lists London. Canongate Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-84767-666-5. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
5. Tom Jones (1 November 2010). "Hide in the Ship and Shovell". Tired of London, Tired of Life. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
6. "Ship & Shovell | Bars and pubs in Charing Cross, London". Timeout.com. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
7. Historic England. "Ship and Shovell public house (1220801)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
8. "The Ship & Shovell".
9. "London's Best Historic Pubs | Destination Guides | Corinthia London".
10. "The Ship and Shovell pub situated near Charing Cross station and Embankment". Shipandshovell.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Ship and Shovell at Wikimedia Commons

51°30′28″N 0°07′29″W / 51.5077°N 0.1248°W / 51.5077; -0.1248

• Grade II listed pubs in the City of Westminster