Black Prince, Bexley

Black Prince

Front view of the current premises
Location within London
General information
Type Public house
Location London Borough of Bexley, England
Coordinates 51°26′47″N 0°9′16″E / 51.44639°N 0.15444°E / 51.44639; 0.15444Coordinates: 51°26′47″N 0°9′16″E / 51.44639°N 0.15444°E / 51.44639; 0.15444

The Black Prince is a hotel, former public house, and road junction in the London Borough of Bexley on the A2 between Bexley and Bexleyheath. The building today is a Holiday Inn.

Road junction

As well as the A2, the A223 to Bexley and A220 to Bexleyheath meet at the junction.[1] On contemporary traffic reports, the junction is known as the Black Prince Interchange.[2]

Pub and hotel

The pub was constructed in a mock-Edwardian style[3] and is named after Edward, the Black Prince, that allegedly haunts the nearby Hall Place, who stayed at the hall en route to wars with France.[4][5] Edward Heath stayed at the hotel as part of his campaign to become MP for Bexley in the 1950 general election.[6]

In the 1960s and 70s, the pub was a popular live music venue,[7] and featured appearances from Little Walter,[8] the Graham Bond Organisation,[9] Cream[10] and Genesis.[11] It is alleged that Eric Clapton played his last ever gig with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the venue in 1966.[12] The hotel has hosted the annual Kent International Piano and Keyboard Fair since 2001.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Black Prince, Bexley". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Monday morning misery on A2 at Black Prince Interchange as road shuts following jackknifed lorry". Kent News. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Crawford, Michael (2000). Parcel Arrived Safely, Tied with String. Random House. p. 15. ISBN 9780099406419.
  4. ↑ Haunted England: A Survey of English Ghost Lore 1941. Kessinger Publishing. 2004. p. 58. ISBN 9781417975907.
  5. ↑ Samuel, Lawrence R (2011). Supernatural America: A Cultural History: A Cultural History. ABC-CLIO. p. 59. ISBN 9780313399008.
  6. ↑ Heath, Edward (2011). The Course of My Life: My Autobiography. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 9781448204663.
  7. ↑ Schwartz, Roberta Freund (2007). How Britain Got the Blues: The Transmission and Reception of American Blues Style in the United Kingdom. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 9780754687207.
  8. ↑ Glover, Tony; Dirks, Scott; Gaines, Ward (2013). Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story. Routledge. p. 233. ISBN 9781135353766.
  9. ↑ "Graham Bond gigs". 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  10. ↑ Shapiro, Harry (2009). Jack Bruce: Composing Himself : the Authorised Biography. Jawbone Publishing Corp. p. 89. ISBN 9781906002268.
  11. ↑ Russell, Paul (2004). Genesis: Play Me My Song: A Live Guide, 1969–1974. SAF Publishing Ltd. p. 216. ISBN 9780946719587.
  12. ↑ "EC's last scheduled gig with John Mayall's Blues Breakers". Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Kent International Piano & Keyboard Fair 2013". Retrieved 7 August 2013.


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