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Themes Homepage > Isleworth   The changing riverside landscape Isleworth previous sectionnext section The London Apprentice On the Thames at Isleworth is a famous inn called the London Apprentice. View of Isleworth from Richmond Gardens   The London Apprentice Public House, Church Street, Isleworth It is said to date from Tudor times, and was drawn like this in 1886. The story goes that City of London apprentices would traditionally be rowed to this inn to celebrate their annual holiday or to mark the end of their apprenticeship and attainment of journeyman status.   This photograph was taken in 1900 The London Apprentice Public House, Church Street, Isleworth   The London Apprentice Public House, Church Street, Isleworth A distinctive feature of the building is the first floor Oriel window. It came from another 18th century building and was added to the London Apprentice in 1905.   The pub's name may come from from an old ballad, that recounts how an apprentice from London claimed the daughter of the King of Turkey as his bride. The London Apprentice Public House, Church Street, Isleworth   previous sectionnext section     Themes Homepage > Isleworth

   

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