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Picture source: T C
Jack Straws Castle was situated on North End Way and is now in residential use.
The Castle stood proudly atop the Heath for well over 200 years and was a favourite of Charles Dickens as well as featuring in Bram Stoker's Dracula, when Professor Van Helsing and Doctor Jack Seward pause here to refresh. Badly damaged in the Blitz, Jack Straw's Castle — named for the 14th century rebel leader, not the former Foreign Secretary — was rebuilt in 1964. The pub closed in 2001 with much of the building converted into flats. Space on the ground floor was reserved for a pub restaurant which never opened.
londonist.com (March 2025)
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Other Photos
Date of photo: 1999	Picture source: Rick Martin
Original Jack Straws Castle