Hole in the Wall, Fleet Street
![]() There have been various explanations offered for for this pub name. They include references to holes in the wall of condemned calls, through which prisoners could speak; or in the walls of debtor's prisons, through which supplies could be passed; or in the walls of a lepers den, through which priests could put their hands in order to bless those inside. Sometimes the hole in the wall is a kind of spy-hole. It can refer to the position of a pub, i.e. beneath one of the arches of a railway viaduct or suchlike bridge, or the chief entrance to the pub can be through a narrow passage which breaks up the buildings facing onto the street. Or the hole could be a hatch through which drinks were passed to coachmen who waited outside for their passengers. | |||
OWNERS:to 1828 Benjamin Dickens and Abraham Taylor from 1828 Henry Griswold |
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