City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

The Flying Horse

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 12, 2017

1. The Flying Horse Marker

Inscription. The Flying Horse is the last remaining pub on Oxford Street. The current building was built in 1892 and had been called The Tottenham since then. Prior to 1892, another pub called The Flying Horse was located on the site which dates back to at least 1790.

The Flying Horse sits on the St Giles Circus crossroads where Oxford Street, Tottenham Court Road, Charing Cross Road and New Oxford Street meet.

St Giles Circus was once the location of the gallows until the 15th century and was also the area that the Great Plague started in 1665.

St. Giles became one of the most popular saints in the West of lepers, beggars, cripples, and of those struck by sudden misery.

In its early days regulars of The Flying Horse, then called The Tottenham, were theatregoers from the nearby Tottenham Street Theatre an auditorium that was once London's finest music hall. The three curvaceous ladies on the pub walls were painted by Felix de Jong, the leading decorative artist in music hall.

Erected by Nicholson's Freehouse.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 51° 30.989′ N, 0° 7.845′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. It is at the intersection of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road on Oxford Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Oxford Street, City of Westminster, England W1D 1AN, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Harold Arundel Moody (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Denmark Place Fire Memorial (about 120 meters away); Mary Seacole (about 120 meters away); Charles Kitterbell (about 120 meters away); Soho Square (about 150 meters away); The Pugin Architects (about 150 meters away); Tin Pan Alley (about 180 meters away); Augustus Siebe (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.

The Flying Horse and Marker - Wide View, Looking Across Oxford Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 12, 2017

2. The Flying Horse and Marker - Wide View, Looking Across Oxford Street

The marker is just barely visible here, on the left side of the Flying Horse, behind the head of the backpack-wearing pedestrian crossing the street.

<i>London - Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

3. London - Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road

This view shows the St. Giles Circus crossroads, more than a century earlier, taken from New Oxford Street and looking west on Oxford Street, with Tottenham Court Road to the right and Charing Cross Road to the left. The Flying Horse would be in the building in on the right, although the pub itself is not quite visible here.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 765 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.