Black Prince, Bexley

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.

For other uses, see The Black Prince (disambiguation).

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Front view of the current premises
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Location within London
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Black Prince (Greater London)
General information
TypePublic house
LocationLondon Borough of Bexley, England
Coordinates51°26′47″N 0°9′16″E

Road junction

The junction consists of two roundabouts either side of the A2 dual carriageway. The other roads are the A223 which runs northeast to Crayford and south to Bexley, and the A220 which runs north to Bexleyheath and Erith.[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 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. Archived from the original on 7 August 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". Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2013.


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