Robin Hood (Loughton): Difference between revisions

Locality
Coordinate	51.6562, 0.0413
Adm. div.	Essex
Vicinity	Epping New Road, Loughton, Essex
Type	Public house
Interest	Robin Hood name
Status	Extant
First Record	1868
A.k.a.	Robin Hood Hotel

Latest revision as of 16:39, 13 September 2022

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The Robin Hood.

Anonymous. "Robin Hood", Epping Forest (9076) ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Picture postcard (col.). 137 x 87 mm / HTN collection.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-09-13.

The Robin Hood on Epping New Road near Loughton, Essex, is located at an important crossroads in Epping Forest. There can be little doubt that of all public houses named after the outlaw this is the one most frequently depicted on postcards. The earliest reference to this pub that I have found so far is a 6" O.S. map of the area published 1868, based on surveying carried out in 1866 (see Maps section below).

According to a 1990s "Nostalgia Postcard Collector's Club" card:

The Robin Hood hotel was a popular rendezvous spot on the Epping Road where hordes of cyclists gathered, often with their lady friends. Cycling was an affordable and popular leisure activity for both men and women, A bicycle could be hired for 6d an hour and Epping Forest offered many leafy lanes, picnic spots and boating on Connaught Waters to East Enders in search of a day in the country.^[1]

This notwithstanding, contemporary postcard makers seem to have had a predilection for quite cyclist-free motifs which instead featured people who could afford proper horse-driven transportation. The postcard with the hordes of cyclists is included in the image gallery below.

Information on publicans for the years 1870 to 1937 can be found at Pub History.^[2] It would not be very surprising for a pub named The Robin Hood to have a longbow on display, but assuming it is still there, visitors to the Robin Hood in Loughton can instead admire a crossbow, a modern souvenir brought home by a publican – who is not listed at Pub History – after a trip to Spain no later than 1973.^[3]

Gazetteers

Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 298, s.n. Robin Hood Inn.

Sources

Pub History: Robin Hood, Epping New Road, Loughton.^[4]

Maps

25" Essex LVII.12 (1896; rev. 1895)
25" Essex LVII.12 (1896; rev. 1895) (georeferenced)
6" O.S. map Middlesex VIII (1868; surveyed 1866)
6" O.S. map Essex LVII (1881; surveyed 1870-72)
6" O.S. map Essex LVII.SE (1897; rev. 1895)
6" O.S. map Middlesex VIII.NW (1898; surveyed 1898)
6" O.S. map Middlesex VIII.NW (1898; surveyed 1898) (georeferenced)
6" O.S. map Essex nLXIX.NW (1920; rev. 1915) (georeferenced)
6" O.S. map Essex nLXIX.NW (1935; rev. 1935) (georeferenced)
6" O.S. map Essex nLXIX.NW (1953; rev. 1938) (georeferenced)
1" O.S. map Sheet 257 (Outline) (1896; rev. 1893) (georeferenced)
1" O.S. map Sheet 257 (Hills) (1896; rev. 1893) (georeferenced)
1:25,000 Sheet TQ49 (1959; surveyed 1954-55)
Bartholomew Sheet 25 (1903).

Background

Credland, Arthur G. 'Editorial Jottings', Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries, vol. 65 (2022), pp. 4-22, see paragraph entitled 'A Spanish crossbow', pp. 5-6 (with drawing)
The Robin Hood – Loughton. The pub's website.

Notes

Image gallery

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Anonymous. "Robin Hood", Epping Forest (9076) ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Picture postcard (col.). 137 x 87 mm / HTN collection.
Anonymous. Loughton: High Road; the Shrubberies; High Road; St. Mary the Virgin; the Robin Hood (DO. 11) ([s.l.], [c. 1973]). Photographic postcard (b./w.). 137 x 87 mm / HTN collection.
Anonymous. "Robin Hood." Epping Forest (5536) ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Picture postcard (col.). 137 x 89 mm / HTN collection.
IRIS Publishing Ltd. Cyclists, April 1914 (The Nostalgia Postcard Collector's Club, Set 17) ([s.l.], 1991). Photographic postcard (monochrome). 135 x 87 mm / HTN collection.
Anonymous. "Robin Hood", Epping Forest (2124) ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (b./w.). 137 x 89 mm / HTN collection.
Woolstone Bros. "The Robin Hood", Road to Epping (The Milton "Glazette" Series, N^o. 2260 A) (London E. C., [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (tinted). 137 x 87 mm / HTN collection.
Woolstone Bros. "The Robin Hood", Road to Epping (The Milton "Glazette" Series, N^o. 2260) (London E. C., [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (tinted). 137 x 87 mm / HTN collection.
Judges Ltd. Epping Forest – The Robin Hood Hotel (Hastings, [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (col.). 149 x 104 mm. / HTN collection.
Brimble's. Epping Forest. The Robin Hood (Chingford, [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (monochrome). 137 x 87 mm / HTN collection.
Anonymous. The Gardens, Robin Hood Hotel, Epping Forest (9076) ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (monochrome). 139 x 89 mm / HTN collection.
Braund, P. S. Robin Hood, Loughton (F. A. P. A. 358/1127) (High Road, Loughton, [c. 1918]). Photographic postcard (monochrome). 137 x 87 mm. / HTN collection.
[Smith, W.A.]. The Robin Hood, Epping Forest (Valentine's Series, 39413) ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (b./w.). 137 x 87 mm / HTN collection.
[Smith, W.A.]. The Robin Hood, Epping Forest (Valentine's Series, 39413. JV) ([Robin Hood's Bay], [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (tinted). 139 x 87 mm / HTN collection.
[Smith, W.A.]. The Robin Hood, Epping Forest (Valentine's Series, 39413. JV) ([Robin Hood's Bay], [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (tinted). 139 x 87 mm / HTN collection.
Cranley Commercial Calendars Ltd. The Robin Hood, Epping Forest (Ilford, Essex, [s.d.]). Photographic postcard (b./w.). 137 x 87 mm. / HTN collection.
The Robin Hood, Loughton, Epping Forest / From the pub's website.
The pub seen from the Google photo car / Google Earth Street View.]
The pub seen from the Google photo car / Google Earth Street View.]

Essex place-names

Place-names

[1] IRIS Publishing Ltd. Cyclists, April 1914 (The Nostalgia Postcard Collector's Club, Set 17) ([s.l.], 1991). Photographic postcard (monochrome). 135 x 87 mm, dorse.

[2] Pub History: Robin Hood, Epping New Road, Loughton; Pub History: The Essex 1937 Pub Directory - Ro; Pub History: London (North) 1896 Suburban Publicans directory listing - R.

[3] Credland, Arthur G. 'Editorial Jottings', Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries, vol. 65 (2022), pp. 4-22, see paragraph entitled 'A Spanish crossbow', pp. 5-6 (with drawing).

[4] Also see Pub History: The Essex 1937 Pub Directory - Ro; Pub History: London (North) 1896 Suburban Publicans directory listing - R.

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 The Robin Hood on Epping New Road near Loughton, Essex, is located at an important crossroads in Epping Forest. There can be little doubt that of all public houses named after the outlaw this is the one most frequently depicted on postcards. The earliest reference to this pub that I have found so far is a 6" O.S. map of the area published 1868, based on surveying carried out in 1866 (see Maps section below).
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 This notwithstanding, contemporary postcard makers seem to have had a predilection for quite cyclist-free motifs which instead featured people who could afford proper horse-driven transportation. The postcard with the hordes of cyclists is included in the image gallery below.
-Information on publicans for the years 1870 to 1937 can be found at UK Pub History.<ref>[https://pubshistory.com/EssexPubs/Loughton/robinhod.shtml UK Pub History: Robin Hood, Epping New Road, Loughton;] [https://pubshistory.com/Essex1937/Essex1937Ro.shtml UK Pub History: The Essex 1937 Pub Directory - Ro;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonSuburbs1896/Publicans1896NorthR.shtml UK Pub History: London (North) 1896 Suburban Publicans directory listing - R.]</ref>{{PnItemQry}}
+Information on publicans for the years 1870 to 1937 can be found at Pub History.<ref>[https://pubwiki.co.uk/EssexPubs/Loughton/robinhod.shtml Pub History: Robin Hood, Epping New Road, Loughton;] [https://pubwiki.co.uk/Essex1937/Essex1937Ro.shtml Pub History: The Essex 1937 Pub Directory - Ro;] [https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonSuburbs1896/Publicans1896NorthR.shtml Pub History: London (North) 1896 Suburban Publicans directory listing - R.]</ref> It would not be very surprising for a pub named The Robin Hood to have a longbow on display, but assuming it is still there, visitors to the Robin Hood in Loughton can instead admire a crossbow, a modern souvenir brought home by a publican &ndash; who is not listed at Pub History &ndash; after a trip to Spain no later than 1973.<ref>{{:Credland, Arthur G 2022a}}, see paragraph entitled 'A Spanish crossbow', pp. 5-6 (with drawing).</ref>{{PlaceNamesItemAllusionsAndRecords}}
 == Gazetteers ==
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 == Sources ==
-* [https://pubshistory.com/EssexPubs/Loughton/robinhod.shtml UK Pub History: Robin Hood, Epping New Road, Loughton.]<ref>Also see [https://pubshistory.com/Essex1937/Essex1937Ro.shtml UK Pub History: The Essex 1937 Pub Directory - Ro;] [https://pubshistory.com/LondonSuburbs1896/Publicans1896NorthR.shtml UK Pub History: London (North) 1896 Suburban Publicans directory listing - R.]</ref>
+* [https://pubwiki.co.uk/EssexPubs/Loughton/robinhod.shtml Pub History: Robin Hood, Epping New Road, Loughton.]<ref>Also see [https://pubwiki.co.uk/Essex1937/Essex1937Ro.shtml Pub History: The Essex 1937 Pub Directory - Ro;] [https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonSuburbs1896/Publicans1896NorthR.shtml Pub History: London (North) 1896 Suburban Publicans directory listing - R.]</ref>
 == Maps ==
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 * [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101457011#zoom=5&lat=4308&lon=7411&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Essex'' nLXIX.NW (1935; rev. 1935)] (georeferenced)
 * [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101457008#zoom=5&lat=4430&lon=7335&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Essex'' nLXIX.NW (1953; rev. 1938)] (georeferenced)
-* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.6565&lon=0.0397&layers=1&b=1 1" O.S. map Sheet 257 (Outline) (1896; rev. 1893).] (georeferenced)
+* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.6565&lon=0.0397&layers=1&b=1 1" O.S. map Sheet 257 (Outline) (1896; rev. 1893)] (georeferenced)
-* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.6565&lon=0.0397&layers=161&b=1 1" O.S. map Sheet 257 (Hills) (1896; rev. 1893).] (georeferenced)
+* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.6565&lon=0.0397&layers=161&b=1 1" O.S. map Sheet 257 (Hills) (1896; rev. 1893)] (georeferenced)
 * [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.6567&lon=0.0396&layers=10&b=1 1:25,000  Sheet TQ49 (1959; surveyed 1954-55)]
-* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=51.6574&lon=0.0393&layers=156&b=1 Bartholomew Sheet 25 (1903)]
+* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=51.6574&lon=0.0393&layers=156&b=1 Bartholomew Sheet 25 (1903).]
 == Background ==
+* {{:Credland, Arthur G 2022a}}, see paragraph entitled 'A Spanish crossbow', pp. 5-6 (with drawing)
 * [http://www.robinhoodloughton.co.uk/ The Robin Hood &ndash; Loughton]. The pub's website.
 == Notes ==
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-File:Anonymous 19xxzb-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 19xxzb}} / Private collection.
+File:Anonymous 19xxzb-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 19xxzb}} / HTN collection.
-File:Anonymous 1973a-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 1973a}} / Private collection.
+File:Anonymous 1973a-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 1973a}} / HTN collection.
-File:Anonymous 19xxz-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 19xxz}} / Private collection.
+File:Anonymous 19xxz-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 19xxz}} / HTN collection.
-File:IRIS Publishing Ltd 1991a-r.jpg|{{:IRIS Publishing Ltd 1991a}} / Private collection.
+File:IRIS Publishing Ltd 1991a-r.jpg|{{:IRIS Publishing Ltd 1991a}} / HTN collection.
-File:Anonymous 19xxza-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 19xxza}} / Private collection.
+File:Anonymous 19xxza-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 19xxza}} / HTN collection.
-File:Woolstone Bros 19xxb-r.jpg|{{:Woolstone Bros 19xxb}} / Private collection.
+File:Woolstone Bros 19xxb-r.jpg|{{:Woolstone Bros 19xxb}} / HTN collection.
-File:Woolstone Bros 19xxc-r.jpg|{{:Woolstone Bros 19xxc}} / Private collection.
+File:Woolstone Bros 19xxc-r.jpg|{{:Woolstone Bros 19xxc}} / HTN collection.
-File:Judges Ltd 19xxh-r.jpg|{{:Judges Ltd 19xxh}} / Private collection.
+File:Judges Ltd 19xxh-r.jpg|{{:Judges Ltd 19xxh}} / HTN collection.
-File:Brimble's 19xxa-r.jpg|{{:Brimble's 19xxa}} / Private collection.
+File:Brimble's 19xxa-r.jpg|{{:Brimble's 19xxa}} / HTN collection.
-File:Anonymous 19xxzc-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 19xxzc}} / Private collection.
+File:Anonymous 19xxzc-r.jpg|{{:Anonymous 19xxzc}} / HTN collection.
-File:Braund, P S 1918a-r.jpg|{{:Braund, P S 1918a}} / Private collection.
+File:Braund, P S 1918a-r.jpg|{{:Braund, P S 1918a}} / HTN collection.
-File:Smith, W A 19xxb-r.jpg|{{:Smith, W A 19xxb}} / Private collection.
+File:Smith, W A 19xxb-r.jpg|{{:Smith, W A 19xxb}} / HTN collection.
-File:Smith, W A 19xxd-r.jpg|{{:Smith, W A 19xxd}} / Private collection.
+File:Smith, W A 19xxd-r.jpg|{{:Smith, W A 19xxd}} / HTN collection.
-File:Smith, W A 19xxe-r.jpg|{{:Smith, W A 19xxe}} / Private collection.
+File:Smith, W A 19xxe-r.jpg|{{:Smith, W A 19xxe}} / HTN collection.
-File:Cranley Commercial Calendars Ltd 19xxa-r.jpg|{{:Cranley Commercial Calendars Ltd 19xxa}} / Private collection.
+File:Cranley Commercial Calendars Ltd 19xxa-r.jpg|{{:Cranley Commercial Calendars Ltd 19xxa}} / HTN collection.
 File:Robin hood loughton.jpg|The Robin Hood, Loughton, Epping Forest / [http://www.robinhoodloughton.co.uk/ From the pub's website.]
 File:robin-hood-loughton-google-earth-street-view-1.jpg|The pub seen from the Google photo car / Google Earth Street View.]
 File:robin-hood-loughton-google-earth-street-view-2.jpg|The pub seen from the Google photo car / Google Earth Street View.]
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