This New Barnet pub, which has been with Hertfordshire-based McMullin & Sons brewers since 1897, is named for the British Field Marshal and Secretary of State for War famous for his roles in Sudan, the Boer War, and, of course, appearing on World War I recruiting posters.

Known affectionately as “The Kitch”, the property at 49 East Barnet Road has been recently refurbished.

The pub is said to have originally been a beerhouse known as “The Black Boy” before being renamed in honour of Lord Kitchener (aka Horatio Herbert Kitchener).

There’s no particular link between Lord Kitchener and Barnet – as with other pubs bearing his name, the name was simply given as an accolade due to his fame and acclaim.

There’s some suggestion the cellars are haunted.

For more, see https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/local-pub/lord-kitchener/.