From when the British pub chain is owning the Flask public house who also operates nearly 220 pubs?
The Flask, Hampstead The Flask is a Grade II listed public house at 14 Flask Walk, Hampstead, London, on the site from where the trade in Hampstead mineral water was run, and which is mentioned in the eighteenth century novel "Clarissa". It has been owned by Young's Brewery since 1904.
The George Inn, Southwark The George, or George Inn, is a public house established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark, London. Currently owned and leased by the National Trust, it is located about 250 m from the south side of the River Thames near London Bridge. It is notable as the only surviving galleried London coaching inn.