The Captain Kidd is a pub in

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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. The pub is a Grade II

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, and was historically used as a coffee warehouse.

History

The Captain Kidd pub is situated at 108

High Street, next door to the

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headquarters. The building originates in the 19th century as a three-storey brick house, and was remodelled in the

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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

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. In the 1980s, the building became a pub, having previously been a coffee warehouse. It was named after the seventeenth century pirate

, who was executed at the nearby Execution Dock 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

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References

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