The 'Hand and Flower', Upper Ham Road. Ham Common
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The 'Hand and Flower', Upper Ham Road. Ham Common
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 3 May 2012
I had imagined that 'Hand and Flower' was a fairly rare pub name - the only other one that came to mind is in the King's Road, Fulham. However, a quick web-search revealed that there are - and were - others in the London area. The origin of the name puzzles me - perhaps a reference to the arms of some grand family. The Hand and Flower at Ham has now reverted to its traditional name after a spell as 'The Legless Frog'. Looking at the building, those Gothicky windows (at the side) may well suggest a date before 1830, and there are details of the old sash-windows at the front, too, which suggest an early date.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.432336
Longitude
-0.306798