Cockram's New London Inn was a famous historical coaching inn in Exeter, Devon, originally known as the New London Inn. It was briefly renamed "Cockram's" during the 19th century when it was operated by John Cockram, the town's largest innkeeper and a prominent coach proprietor

History of the Inn

Origins (1794): The inn was designed by Exeter's foremost Georgian architect, Matthew Nosworthy, and opened on 17 July 1794. It was built on the site of the old Oxford Inn for its first proprietor, John Land.

The Coaching Era & John Cockram: Located just outside the city walls at the junction of High Street and Longbrook Street, it became the premier staging post for horse-drawn coaches traveling into the West Country. When John Cockram took over management (between landlords John Clarick and Joseph Pratt), he stamped his name on the business, making it a major hub of local transit competition

Famous Guests: Over its 142 years of operation, the inn hosted numerous historic figures, including a young Princess Victoria, author Charles Dickens, the Duke of Wellington, and Robert Louis Stevenson.

Demolition (1935–1936): With the decline of horse coaching and the rise of motor travel, the hotel eventually closed. It was sold to the Associated Kinema Co. and demolished in 1935 to make room for the 2,000-seat Savoy Cinema (later the ABC Cinema

The Location Today

The area where the grand coaching inn once stood is still known as London Inn Square in central Exeter. It sits right in the heart of the modern shopping district—roughly where the current Waterstones and Boots stores stand today near the High Street.