The Ship Tavern is an inn at the western corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields, at the corner of Gate Street and the Little Turnstile in London. Established in 1549, at the height of the English Reformation, when Catholicism became illegal, it was used to shelter Catholic priests and hold secret Catholic services.
The Ship Tavern is an inn situated at the western corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields, near Gate Street and the Little Turnstile in London. Established in 1549, during a period of religious upheaval when Catholicism was prohibited, it served as a sanctuary for Catholic priests and conducted secret Catholic services.