The Captain Kidd is a pub in
Wapping,
East London
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Etymology
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that is named after the seventeenth century pirate
William Kidd
William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd ( – 23 May 1701), was a Scottish sea captain who was commissioned as a privateer and had experience as a pirate. He was tried and executed in London in 1701 for murder a ...
, who was executed at the nearby
Execution Dock
Execution Dock was a place in the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts. The "dock" consisted of ...
. The pub is a Grade II
listed building
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, and was historically used as a coffee warehouse.
History
The Captain Kidd pub is situated at 108
Wapping High Street,
next door to the
Marine Police Force
The Thames River Police was formed in 1800 to tackle theft and looting from ships anchored in the Pool of London and in the lower reaches and docks of the Thames. It replaced the Marine Police, a police force established in 1798 by magistrate P ...
headquarters.
The building originates in the 19th century as a three-storey brick house, and was remodelled in the
Edwardian era
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. To the rear of the building, there is a former workshop that goes out to a wharf.
The building, along with 110 Wapping High Street, are now Grade II
listed.
[
In the 1980s, the building became a pub, having previously been a coffee warehouse.] It was named after the seventeenth century pirate William Kidd
William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd ( – 23 May 1701), was a Scottish sea captain who was commissioned as a privateer and had experience as a pirate. He was tried and executed in London in 1701 for murder a ...
, who was executed at the nearby Execution Dock
Execution Dock was a place in the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts. The "dock" consisted of ...
in 1701. The pub has a nautical theme and retells the story of Captain Kidd and his execution; the layout of the pub is designed to be similar to a ship's hulk. It is a Sam Smith's pub, and is situated on Wapping High Street. The entrance has a large archway, and the pub has three floors, and has a terrace overlooking the River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, se ...
.
References
Pubs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Restaurants in London
History of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Buildings and structures on the River Thames
Wapping
Cultural depictions of William Kidd
Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Grade II listed pubs in London
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