London Bridge · Southwark
The Shipwrights Arms
A Grade II-listed Victorian island-bar pub holding its ground among the glass towers by London Bridge
- Address88 Tooley Street, London Bridge, London, SE1 2TF
- Phone020 7378 1486
- Websiteshipwrightsarms.co.uk
- OwnershipPart of Fuller's
About The Shipwrights Arms
An independently run 1884 corner pub near London Bridge station, known for its painted Victorian tile mural of shipwrights at work and a rare central island bar.
Built in 1884 and named for the trade that once lined this stretch of the river, the Shipwrights Arms survives as one of the few Victorian pubs left standing amid the redevelopment around London Bridge station, its neighbours long since replaced by glass and steel. The pub is Grade II listed chiefly for its interior: a painted tiled panel from around 1900, by the west London firm Charles Evans & Co., showing shipwrights at work beside a choppy Thames, plus a rare central island bar that once served several separately doored drinking compartments, each reached straight from the street. The freehold belongs to the pub giant Stonegate, but the Shipwrights is run as an independent house, with the landlord choosing the beers and the menu to suit the regulars rather than following a corporate script. It's well known locally for its fish and chips, and the small function room upstairs looks straight out over Tooley Street.
On tap
Sharp's Doom Bar and Southwark London Pale Ale on cask, plus a rotating guest ale and standard lagers
Food
Traditional pub food strong on fish and chips, plus ham egg and chips, bangers and mash, and cottage pie