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[[File:View on Black Heath near the Hare and Billet Inn.jpg|thumb|left|The Hare and Billet in 1780 when it was painted by [[Thomas Luny]]]] |
[[File:View on Black Heath near the Hare and Billet Inn.jpg|thumb|left|The Hare and Billet in 1780 when it was painted by [[Thomas Luny]]]] |
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[[Watling Street]], the Roman road to Dover, crossed the bleak and forbidding [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]] and, in the 18th century, this stretch of the busy route was notorious for its [[highwaymen]]. At this time, the Hare and Billet was an isolated [[coaching inn]] on the heath.<ref>{{citation | url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/kinggeorge/v/003ktop00000018u005b0000.html |publisher=[[British Library]] |title=View on Black Heath [near the Hare and Billet Inn] |date=26 March 2009}}</ref> |
[[Watling Street]], the Roman road to Dover, crossed the bleak and forbidding [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]] and, in the 18th century, this stretch of the busy route was notorious for its [[highwaymen]]. At this time, the Hare and Billet was an isolated [[coaching inn]] on the heath.<ref>{{citation | url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/kinggeorge/v/003ktop00000018u005b0000.html |publisher=[[British Library]] |title=View on Black Heath [near the Hare and Billet Inn] |date=26 March 2009}}</ref> |
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==Location== |
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The pub is on Hare & Billet Road, and across that road lies ''Hare and Billet Pond'', considered to be the most natural and probably the best wildlife habitat of the four ponds on Blackheath.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natureconservationlewisham.co.uk/tag/hare-and-billet-pond/ |title=Nature’s Gym at Hare & Billet Pond, Blackheath |publisher=Lewisham.gov.uk |date= 5 October 2012 |accessdate=9 February 2014}}</ref> |
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==Hendogate== |
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| The Hare and Billet, Blackheath | |
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 The Hare & Billet, at the junction of Hare & Billet Road (on the left) and Eliot Cottages (on the right). All Saints Church is on the left in the background. | |
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| Location | Blackheath, London |
| Country | England |
| Landlord | Greene King[Note 1] |
The Hare and Billet is a public house located in Blackheath, London, overlooking parts of Greenwich Park.[1] In the 18th century, the Hare and Billet was a coaching inn. The pub is now part of the Capital Pub Company, which was purchased by Greene King in 2011.[2] The pub received media coverage after a south London MP made a speech in the House of Commons claiming a condiment they served was a "parasitic copy" of another brand of Worcester Sauce, leading to a backlash that was nicknamed "Hendogate".
History
Watling Street, the Roman road to Dover, crossed the bleak and forbidding Blackheath and, in the 18th century, this stretch of the busy route was notorious for its highwaymen. At this time, the Hare and Billet was an isolated coaching inn on the heath.[3]
Location
The pub is on Hare & Billet Road, and across that road lies Hare and Billet Pond, considered to be the most natural and probably the best wildlife habitat of the four ponds on Blackheath.[4]
Hendogate
On 20 January 2014, The pub was mentioned by Jim Dowd – MP for Lewisham West and Penge – during a debate in the House of Commons on the Intellectual Property Bill. The Hare and Billet was where Dowd was served Henderson's Relish when he asked for some Worcester Sauce during a meal. As Dowd was unfamiliar with Henderson's Relish he later used the product as an example of "parasitic copying", namely of the anchovy based condiment Lea & Perrins.[5] Due to the cult following enjoyed by Henderson's in Sheffield and South Yorkshire, Dowd faced a backlash in the media, which included an open letter rebuttal from the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg[6] and Dowd's Labour Party colleague Paul Blomfield – MP for Sheffield Central.[7] The pub noted that a number of Sheffielders now living in London have visited as a result of the media coverage that was generated.[8]
See also
Notes
- ^ Official website names owner as Capital Pub Company, a division of Greene King.
References
- ^ "Contact". The Hare and Billet Website. The Hare and Billet. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Greene King to buy Capital Pub Company". BBC News. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ View on Black Heath [near the Hare and Billet Inn], British Library, 26 March 2009
- ^ "Nature's Gym at Hare & Billet Pond, Blackheath". Lewisham.gov.uk. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Daily Hansard – debate". Hansard: Column 56. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Nick Clegg speaks out in defence of Sheffield's Henderson's Relish". Nick Clegg Liberal Democrat Website. Liberal Democrats. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Haddou, Leila (22 January 2014). "MP disses Henderson's Relish and incurs the wrath of Sheffield (and Nick Clegg gets a bit cross)". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "MP 'warned' in relish row". Sheffield Star. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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