De Hems

[citation needed] In the early 20th century, literary figures such as Clemence Dane continued to purchase the establishment's oysters, stout and champagne for their theatrical celebrations.

During World War II, after Holland actually fell to the German invasion, Dutch resistance exiles then met regularly at the pub which became their unofficial headquarters.

[15] In 1959, it was renamed De Hems in honour of the captain and then, in the 1960s, it became popular with music industry people such as Alan Price, Georgie Fame[16] and Andrew Loog Oldham, manager of the Rolling Stones.

Often media luminaries including the likes of Messrs Whitely, Money-Kyrle, Cunningham, Brittain, Henry, Maze and Haynes could be seen paying the landlords rent.

During the 2010 World Cup, hundreds of fans had to be turned away and manager Sian Blair had to hire a security staff of seven bouncers for the occasion.