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The Coat & Badge, Putney

Coordinates: 51°27′52″N 0°13′00″W / 51.46450°N 0.2166209°W / 51.46450; -0.2166209
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Exterior view

The Coat & Badge is a pub in Putney, London, England.

Location

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The pub is on the northern side of Lacy Road at number 8, on the corner with Walker's Place,[1] and there is an outdoor garden.[2]

History

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Interior of The Coat & Badge, with rowing artwork.

The pub dates from the Edwardian era,[3] it was recorded at Coopers Lane[4] which is now Lacy Road.[5] The name is after Doggett's Coat and Badge, the oldest rowing race in the world,[6] started by Irish comedian Thomas Doggett[7] and now run by the Watermen's Company.[8]

Management

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The pub was managed by Geronimo, along with the nearby Half Moon,[9] but is now managed by Young & Co who took over the Geronimo chain in 2010.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Communications, Propeller. "The Coat and Badge". www.thecoatandbadge.co.uk/. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "The Coat and Badge". positivelyputney.co.uk/. Positively Putney. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Let John coach you into fitness". News Shopper. 23 November 1998. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Coat & Badge, 8 Lacy Road, Putney SW15". pubwiki.co.uk. Pub Wiki. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ^ McNeill-Ritchie, Simon; Elam, Ron (15 November 2015). Putney & Roehampton Through Time. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9781445647395. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Coat And Badge". londonist.com/. Londonist. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Research Guide 19 - Thomas Doggetts Coat and Badge Race". search.lma.gov.uk/. City of London. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ "About the Race". Watermen and Lightermen. Watermen's Company. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Coat And Badge". londonist.com/. Londonist. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ^ Jacobs, Rose (16 December 2012). "Youngs snaps up Geronimo Inns for £60m". Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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51°27′52″N 0°13′00″W / 51.46450°N 0.2166209°W / 51.46450; -0.2166209