The Captain Kidd is a pub in

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, that is named after the seventeenth century pirate

William Kidd William Kidd (c. 1645 – 23 May 1701), also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish-American privateer. Conflicting accounts exist regarding his early life, but he was likely born in Dundee and later settled in N ...

, who was executed at the nearby

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. The pub is a Grade II

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, and was historically used as a coffee warehouse.

History

The Captain Kidd pub is situated at 108

High Street, next door to the

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headquarters. The building originates in the 19th century as a three-storey brick house, and was remodelled in the

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. To the rear of the building, there is a former workshop that goes out to a wharf. The building, along with 110 Wapping High Street, are now Grade II listed. In the 1980s, the building became a pub, having previously been a coffee warehouse. It was named after the seventeenth century pirate

, who was executed at the nearby

in 1701. The pub has a nautical theme and retells the story of Captain Kidd and his execution; the layout is designed to be similar to a ship's hulk. It is a

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pub, and is situated on Wapping High Street. The entrance has a large archway, and the pub has three floors and a terrace overlooking the

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References

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