Ship and Shovell

The Ship and Shovell is a Victorian pub in Craven Passage, Charing Cross, London. It may be unique for consisting of two separate buildings on either side of a street, connected underground by a shared cellar.^[1][2][3]

Interior, 2016

The Ship and Shovell
The Ship and Shovell
Type	Public house
Location	2 AND 3, Craven Passage, Charing Cross, London WC2
Coordinates	51°30′27.72″N 0°7′29.28″W
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	SHIP AND SHOVEL PUBLIC HOUSE
Designated	09-Jan-1970
Reference no.	1220801

Its name has its origins in either the coal labourers who visited the nearby Coal Hole or Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell.^[4][5][6]

The two former terrace houses were built in 1731–33, but later refaced. It has been Grade II listed since 1970.^[7]

Until 1998 it was two separate pubs (The Shovell and The Ship) when the cellars were joined by a new tunnel under Craven Passage containing the kitchen.^[8][9]

It is run by the Dorset family brewers Hall and Woodhouse.^[10]