The Cockpit
The Cockpit is a circa 1860 pub on St Andrew's Hill, in the City of London, where it meets Ireland Yard. Formerly named The Cock Pit, having hosted cockfights, it became The Three Castles in the mid-19th century.Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Pub
- Description: pub in the City of London
- Also known as: “Cockpit”, “The Cockpit Public House”, “The Cockpit, City of London”, and “The Cockpit, London”
- Address: 7 St Andrew’s Hill, London, EC4V 5BY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and St Paul’s Cathedral.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 800 feet northeast of The Cockpit.
Tate Modern
Museum
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. Tate Modern is situated 2,000 feet south of The Cockpit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackfriars and Bankside.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Goodwillgames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smithfield, properly known as West Smithfield, is a district located in Central London, part of Farringdon Without, the most westerly ward of the City of London, England.
The Cockpit
- Category: building
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51271° or 51° 30′ 46″ northLongitude
-0.1015° or 0° 6′ 5″ westLevels
3Open location code
9C3XGV7X+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 165589488OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=pubOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q26489084
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