The Blue Anchor is a pub at 13 Lower Mall,
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
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, London, that dates from 1722.
The pub was first licensed on 9 June 1722 to a Mr. John Savery,
originally known as the ''Blew Anchor and Washhouses''.
On 7 January 1789, a whole sheep, bought for sixteen shillings, was roasted outside.
In the Victorian era, various partitions were added to the interior, but they have been removed. There is a "rather sombre" collection of artefacts from the First World War.
The pub featured in the
Gwyneth Paltrow
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1998 movie ''
Sliding Doors
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'', where her character is seen dancing with
John Hannah and others after a boat race. The pub also regularly featured in episodes of the British television show ''
New Tricks
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''.
Gustav Holst
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was a frequent visitor and composed his ''Hammersmith Suite'' there.
The Blue Anchor is owned by the Bermuda-based
Property Trust Group.
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Pubs in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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