Blue Anchor, Hammersmith

The Blue Anchor is a pub at 13 Lower Mall, Hammersmith, London, that dates from 1722.

The pub was first licensed on 9 June 1722 to a Mr. John Savery,[1][2] originally known as the Blew Anchor and Washhouses.

[3] The pub featured in the Gwyneth Paltrow 1998 movie Sliding Doors, where her character is seen dancing with John Hannah and others after a boat race.

The pub also regularly featured in episodes of the British television show New Tricks.

Gustav Holst was a frequent visitor and composed his Hammersmith Suite there.