WIMBLEDON PUBS

Prince of Wales

2 Hartfield Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 3TA
Tel: 020 8946 5369
Nearest tube station: Wimbledon: District line

A coaching inn since the early 17th century when Hartfield Road was notorious for highwaymen, the house often served as a refuge for the infamous Dick Turpin.

Built in 1870, the house only became known as the Prince of Wales after 1891 when 20,000 British soldiers were paraded before the Kaiser on Wimbledon Common. The Prince of Wales, later to become Edward VII, was present at this ceremony and allowed the house to be named after him.

The old cellar, now Berties Wine Bar, was first built to stable horses of travellers staying at the hotel. Opening Berties in 1971 involved demolishing much of the original stonework and now only the cobbles beneath the flagstones remain as a reminder of the past.

source: http://www.thisislondontown.com/wimbledon-pubs.html

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