We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Marlborough Arms, Marlborough Grove Flats It was demolished in 2004. 799. Demolished. G144503 Quick View c1960 Ref. The Walmer Castle was welcoming customers way back in 1729, although research indicates it was known before then as the Hare and Hounds.. Like its neighbour, the Walmer Castle, it used to open around four in the morning and this continued at least until 1900. Your email address will not be published. The Brunswick Tavern. The 'Enerey', The 'Thomas' and the Frog (had a great lock in there once), were all occasional haunts of mine back in the 80's. There was another pub just off the New Cross end of the OKR, near the New Cross fire station, that was run by a couple of old ladies. The maestros behind the site also ask Do you have any anecdotes, historical information or photographs of closed or lost pubs? Needless to say, youve done a much better job with the camera than I managed. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Pingback: Tweets that mention Monopoly: The Pubs of Old Kent Road Pubology -- Topsy.com. Prince & Princess Of Wales, 109 Kinglake Street Shop The building stands on the corner of Commercial Way. Some local people actively opposing but also writing a lot about the regeneration & gentrification of Southwark that's happened over the last 20 years. It could get a bit noisy, but never as bad as the riot in May 1853, when there was fighting on all floors of the pub. The hotel has since been converted into 48 self-contained flats but remains listed since October 1973. The Oliver House is located at 27 Broadway St, Toledo, OH 43604. Factfile:The pub remains largelyderelictto this day, with old posters advertising a circus show at nearby Radnor Park on the windows. Nice post, have you got an RSS feed I can subscribe to? On May the 10th and 11th 1941 the Elephant and Castle suffered heavy attacks in the Blitz. 224. Demolished. The pub has been boarded up for more than a decade, after it closed its doors in 2004. First founded in Ohio in 1980, the 1950s-style restaurant grew quickly, with about 100 locations at its peak. 1905 Wellington Public Baths opened on Old Kent Road at the junction with Marlborough Grove. 210a. Welcome back! The site has always been occupied by a pub since 1845 and was originally called the Engine Inn. === Trafalgar Avenue=== Glengall Road=== Malt Street. The documentary will feature previously unbroadcast interviews with Paula (pictured in 1991) about her life, given in 1998 and . Collectively, their faces bore the traces of hundreds of years worth of drinking in this pub. Bushwick Avenue, 1974. Crown and Anchor - Enfield, London. It was closed when I wrote the post, so glad to hear its still going! [4] Work began in 1950 on what was then North Camberwell Open Space, and has continued for most of the 20th century, including the opening of a new recreational lake in 1982. google_ad_height = 250; 2. Required fields are marked *. In 1968 there was a pub in the Old Kent Road that had a staircase in the actual pub. But many decent watering holes have shut their doors for good over the years, leaving regulars with nothing but memories.
It was always popular with punters who were able to enjoy a pint, watch Sky Sports and listen to live music. Remembering the pubs in Sheffield in the 1980s. It reopened as the Guinea Butt and just last year was taken over and rebranded as gastro pub the Guinea. It became a club after 2008. To distinguish the two, I have slightly renamed my own blog "London Pubology". Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The World Turned Upside Down. Send message 3 Most relevant Martin Rynds I remember gigging there with my first band in the early1980's.The Landlady was Beryl. Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1. The Turks Head. The building still stands on the corner of Albany Road. However, The Thomas Becket has reopened as a pub. I'm going for sunday lunch there in a couple of weeks. Hotels near University of Kent, Canterbury on Tripadvisor: Find traveler reviews, 15,837 candid photos, and prices for 644 hotels near University of Kent in Canterbury, England. The popular Prince Regent in Market Lane run by the Moody family for years. Inspired by the old Croydon night spots thread I wonder how many people were regulars in the various OKR haunts ? The Lost Pubs (of London) website is an amazing labour of love and also a depressing window into development realities as it records all the boozers that are closing down to become flats, bookies, pound shops and hostels. I used to wander around this store as a lad and have fond memories. 386, and The Windsor at No. It later became a Noodle Bar but closed in 2014. Wilds Rents, Wilds Rents Flats It has since been converted to flats, The White Lion pub has sat derelict for more than a decade, The Happy Frenchman in Christ Church road has seen many incarnations in its 160 year history. Ledgers in 1996 (Image: Ian Brown). S531040 Quick View High Street c1955 Ref. Jones and Higgins, a Department Store that was in Peckham but closed in 1980. The site, on the corner of Rock Villa Road, was a Courts furniture store for many years before its controversial conversion into a 400-capacity super pub at Christmas 2000. The image at the top of the page is a photo I took in the late eighties of the crumbling facade of a Victorian gin palace, a fragment of costermongers Victoriana which tottered above the traffic until it was finally swept away in the early 2000s. He said access would be via an existing right of way off Victoria Road and the flats would be for the private sector. It stands at the corner of Dunton Road. Location: Nearer to inner peace than I was. Pat was the father and Steve was the son. On the western side of the crossroads of the OKR and Albany Street is an ornate Victorian building which was once one of the most iconic (there, Ive said it) of all London pubs: The Thomas a Becket. Southwark Council Officers and East Walworth Ward councillors rejected developers Terrameks application to demolish and replace with 9 flats on 8th Sept 2010, citing the character of the pub and the impact of the proposals on Nursery Row Park but local users and supporters of the pub fear that a new plan will be submitted to the Council. One of the pub's good deeds resulted in enough raffle money being raised to buy a guide dog for a blind man in Folkestone back in 1995, and another 20 by 1998. The historic Thomas a Becket pub in the Old Kent Road has reopened as a Vietnamese restaurant. The pub is still in use. The City Arms. Brunswick Tavern 148-150 Old Kent Road. I am still intrigued by its blasted quality, by its epic dereliction and anomalous fragments of elegance. The pub is still in use. History tells that Dover jurats and councillors often met up in The Antwerp after formal discussions in the old Guildhall that stood in the Square until 1861. Factfile: This boozer closed its doors nearly 40 years ago in the early 1980s but was officially listed as a Grade II in 1988. Perhaps any road in any city, left to its own devices, ends up looking slightly American. Tanners Arms, Willow Walk Demolished It is a lovely little pub. There are 450 pubs listed with a short description of the pub and its facilities. The pub was known as 'The Mansfield Arms' from 1894 until 1973, 'The Regent' until 1983 and 'Blueberry's' until 1988. Sitting in its place is a Tesco Express store, which includes a car park at the front. The Tenterden Arms in Bromley-by-Bow 2007 BROMLEY BY BOW E3 - TENTERDEN ARMS There were but few houses in the Kent Road a century ago. The Britannia. (centre) landlady of the Nursery Tavern, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, celebrates her 82nd birthday in 1986. Motels near Pearson's Arms Pub, Whitstable on Tripadvisor: Find traveler reviews, 3,071 candid photos, and prices for motels near Pearson's Arms Pub in Whitstable, England. A few notes for each pub have also been added for each pub. 888. Like this site? It was renamed Frog and Nightgown after the 1950s radio show called Rays a Laugh used that name in the programme. Kentish Drovers Tavern 720-722 Old Kent Road. Kevan. 9.1 miles away. Temple Bar, 286 Walworth Road Shop The site is now a block of flats. The pub was rebuilt after the Second World War. 6. 276-280. July 10, 2018 09:44AM. Still standing, now a doctors surgery. Jolly Cricketers, Bush Road Closed Hi you dont happen to know if the landlords are with a surname Rogers? The Globe, Chatham St Flats It closed in 1968 and was demolished in 1970. The Horse and Groom. Britannia, Tooley St Offices The building later became a free house and re-opened as Renaissance. The Bridge House. Hoardings have been erected and the area will be transformed into a small housing estate called Emory Place. Demolished. 1y Edited Thomas a'Becket on the Old Kent Road SE1 64-66. Guys Arms, Guy St Flats Prince Of Orange, Lower Road Flats Demolished. 68) [see update below], around halfway down, and The Breffni Arms (Peckham SE15, fig. Duke Of Clarence, 154 Manor Place. It's one of Britain's oldest roads and its origins can be traced back to an ancient route once used by the Celts. The Kelsey Arms in St Johns Road was a popular pub with locals living in the area and was a 19th century town house pub. We used to go and watch Jimmy Jones at the Montague Arms, I even had the LP of him live there. The pub had been closed on several occasions, but after again opening in 2005, advertising that it was "probably the best pub in Dover" the pub finally closed in 2006. This property is also said to be in private residential use. Moving aside from all the challenges current pubs and bars face, we have rounded up some of the well known pubs across the county that are no longer with us. The William IV. The Old Neptune, Whitstable A beer garden on the beach Where: Marine Terrace, Island Wall, Whitstable, CT5 1EJ What: The Old Neptune pub gives you the chance to enjoy a pint on the beach. Lord Nelson pub 386 Old Kent Road. Gloucester Arms Closed 1898 Thomas a Becket pub rebuilt. Information about the park is taken from Andrew Crowe, The Parks and Woodlands of London (1987), pp. By 1900 life was quieter and the magistrates allowed opening at five in the morning. It is the junction of Tower Bridge Road, Old Kent Road, New Kent Road and Great Dover Street. Liddels Brewery. World Turned Upside Down, Old Kent Rd Pizza place, Archduke Charles, Elba Place Demolished The Oxford Arms. But there are plans by owner and independent brewer Harvey's and Son (Lewes) to redevelop the former pub and garden which is on the busy corner with Victoria Road. Three Jolly Gardeners, Union St Flats The Amicus Apple on Frederick Street was a popular bar and restaurant in the early 2000s, and was also known as The Victoria & Albert pub back in the 1970s and 80s. Demolished. A sad wino by choice on the cheap supermarket brands. The line of the old Grand Surrey Canal, which was finally closed in 1971 and then drained, has been incorporated into the park, with one branch of it forming a pleasant pedestrian and cycle path from Camberwell right up to Peckham Library. //-->. X.png. Issac Bell, Tarn St Demolished London Pubs London Places London City Vintage Photos Shard Arms Old Kent Road 1950s (thanks to Fred Roll for the pic) Learning Photography Creative Photography Henry Cooper Joanna Lumley Jacqueline Bisset Further alterations and extensions followed in 1983. MESSENGER Thomas a'Becket on the Old Kent Road SE1 updated their info in the about section. "When it was going full blast, it was a model of what was happening on highways everywhere in the country," George (Larry) Larned, a State Transporation Department historian, told the New York Times in 1987. Free shipping for many products! Two Brewers, West Lane Flats It was very cliquey and exclusive, usually men only, but in later years opened further to the public. Factfile:The pub was one of Cheriton's main boozers throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s. However, its sizable presence along with The Green Man (Walworth SE1) and The Dun Cow (Bermondsey SE1), demonstrates well the former prominence of public houses in this part of London. The pub had its five minutes of fame when Homes under the Hammer featured it in an episode. Over the years the boarded-up pub became one of the towns most notorious eyesores and at one point became an unofficial car lot. Writing these pages means there is a lot to check. Factfile:Most people who once drank here will know it now no longer exists. Demolished. Built in 1721, The Arlington claimed to be "the smallest pub in Kent.". Despite opposition from local residents concerned about noise and late-night disturbance - although the threatened lap dancers failed to materialise - the pub was a popular venue until landlord Surrey Free Inns called in the administrators. The Sultan, St James Rd Flats Stroke Of Luck, Brandon St Flats Swan pub 82-86 Old Kent Road [not listed in Kellys 1977]. The Criterion was at 8 Last Lane and was previously known as The American Stores, the Whod A Thought It and The Oxford Music Hall. The Rising Sun's building dates back to the 18th and the 19th century. Of course, like many other pubs on this road, it has long since closed. Though more happily, we were off to one of them. The Victorian pub that bore the name of the martyr eventually morphed into a place of homage for entirely 20th century reasons. 615. 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