Francis DrakevisitedProspect of Whitby
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Historic riverside tavern dating from 1520 on the Thames in Wapping. Drake would have sailed past or visited this pub during his time as a naval commissioner overseeing the dockyard at Deptford.
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Sir Francis Drake would have noticed the Prospect of Whitby tavern while sailing on the Thames, per the Drake Exploration Society
“Sailing east from London Drake would have noticed on the north bank the Prospect of Whitby built in 1520. This tavern still stands.”