Information Board, City Barge, Kew
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Information Board, City Barge, Kew
Image: © Christine Matthews Taken: 11 May 2011
Originally built as the Navigators Inn, this public house was re-named The City Barge in the 19th century when the state barge of the Lord Mayor of the City of London was moored outside the inn in the winter. The metal door of the Old Bar is needed when the Thames floods.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.485623
Longitude
-0.279476