The Oxford Arms. It would be retail for A1 or A2 use, so either a shop or financial and professional services along with two two-bed flats and a one-bed flat. Needless to say, youve done a much better job with the camera than I managed. The haunted Thomas A Becket Pub on the Old Kent Road in South London. Popular restaurant Luben's Pizza has since taken it over. 135 Franklin Ave. Kent, OH 44240. Earl Of Beaconsfield Demolished Corporeally, Chippenham and Penge. It had a terrace/balcony with loads of plants on it. 365. 40. . CLOSED NOW. My Aunty had her wedding reception in the upstairs hall of this pub. Lord Wellington, Weston St Flats Factfile:This bar is a part of Folkestone's more recent history, being a part of the bar and club scene dating from 2009 to 2011. It was very cliquey and exclusive, usually men only, but in later years opened further to the public. As far as Im aware, the Landlady is a very charming lady with the Surname of ORourke. Somehow it disappeared from my sidebar. Brunswick Tavern: 148 . 37-39. Sitting in its place is a Tesco Express store, which includes a car park at the front. World Turned Upside Down 145 Old Kent Road. 6. The Kentish Drovers (or The Kentish Drovers and Halfway House). Demolished. The structure remains, but has since been divided into flats. Demolished. (My route from home to the Old Kent Road, that is.). This is the rather sad sight of the 'The Vic' pub that greets you as you leave the station. Factfile: The Trafalgar used to be at 48 Royal Road but is said to have closed in the early 1970s and was converted into a house ever since. Swan and Sugarloaf, Parkers Row Flats Duke of Kent 365 Old Kent Road. William IV 583 Old Kent Road. Collen Bawn 196 Southwark Park Road Doctors The Lord Cornwallis was located in Eridge Road. News. The earliest known date was 1833. The Black Bull (or The Bull). S531003 Quick View Surrey Arms, 5 Surrey Square Flats It became a Thai restaurant. Jason Kevan. The George, Keyworth St Demolished for University building The Dun Cow at No. I should have checked myself and not trusted the review. 32 Old Dover Road: 1728: 1965+ (Name to) Gators: 11 Dover Street: 1983 . The Dead Pubs website, an excellent resource, lists 39 drinking establishments, which Ive listed in an appendix at the end for reference. Raven, Tower Bridge Road -Flats The Thistle Inn in the centre in 1866. It has sat derelict ever since, and despite scaffolding being erected more than a year ago, the pub remains empty. Demolished. Golden Lion, Galleywall Road Closed Millwall v West Ham - The pubs get done down The Old Kent Road Stories From The Terraces 223 subscribers Subscribe 45 Share 10K views 1 year ago #WestHamUnited #ICF #MillwallFC West Ham. This pub was part of a former hotel The Granville Hotel which opened its doors in 1869 and enjoyed almost a century of success until its closure in 1946. [3] Gerano's (New Compton Street) Chez Victor (Wardour Street, Soho) The downstairs bar at the Ritz Hotel The Bunch of Grapes Windsor Castle Cavour Hambone Club aka The Ham Bone (Ham Yard, Soho) 1925 Hotel de France, now the site of Heaven 1927 The Adelphi Rooms 1930s Black Cat The Rising Sun. The building dates from about 1840. Photographed June 14, 2001. See Appendix for more information about the individual pubs. London Borough of Southwark England. Factfile:Not everyone will remember Tofts, after it reportedly closed its doors in the 1980s. Great days! 1905 Wellington Public Baths opened on Old Kent Road at the junction with Marlborough Grove. The Dun Cow confuses me every time I walk past it (my route from home takes me around the corner there). 10. It was renamed Frog and Nightgown after the 1950s radio show called Rays a Laugh used that name in the programme. Demolished. Crown and Anchor - Enfield, London. Jolly Gardeners, Rotherhithe New Road Hotel First founded in Ohio in 1980, the 1950s-style restaurant grew quickly, with about 100 locations at its peak. 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. On a Thursday afternoon in November the pub appeared to be shut but my colleague (CJ of Sediment notoriety) persisted in his quest for a light half and we found ourselves in a genuine, time warped London boozer. (Given its city limits location, this crossroads was also a place of execution, especially notable for politically-motivated disembowellings under Henry VIII, killings that would have happened more-or-less where the big Tesco stands today.) There are, in addition, a number of bars (not to mention bar/restaurants), though it can be difficult to get a sense of whether some of these are still in business, as many open late in the evenings or for occasional events only and give every appearance of not being in business (such as Virgos, Walworth SE1, or Clear Spirit Vodka Bar & Lounge, Peckham SE15). July 10, 2018 09:44AM. Last used by the Rock Island bar and grill, Viet Quan has opened in the former pub premises at the corner of Old Kent Road and Albany Road. Brunswick Arms, Stamford St Awaiting demolition . Queen Charlotte, Jamaica Road Gone The pub was rebuilt, reopened the following year and once again named the Mogul, It closed its doors for good in 2007 and was turned into housing. 1898 Thomas a Becket pub rebuilt. The city centre site is now called the Boozy Cow, a cocktail bar known for its burgers and alcoholic milkshakes. General Browning MOTH Club - Hackney, London. My Grandmother lived in Palamon Ct, Coopers Rd Estate can anybody remember the name of the pub that was situated in Coopers Road please? Copper, Tower Bridge Road Now bar and restaurant 697b. 82-86. 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. It is now an Indian restaurant called Flavours by Kumar. True, it may look a little dark at times, but it remains resolutely open. 731. In the fall of 1980, the second Hitchhiker book was published in England, around the same time that Harmony Books published the first book in the United States. Fab food and hospitality .we had a shock food better than most top . Houses in Canterbury Road c1960 Ref. Repurposed evangelical churches in former office units or light engineering premises promise to set the captives free, whilst neighbouring buildings are home to equally anomalous nightclubs. Were back to J.G. Alexandra pub 578 Old Kent Road. A family walks past 'The World Turned Upside Down', a pub in London's World Turned Upside Down, 145 Old Kent Road, Southwark St George Martyr, London. Demolished. The Duke of Kent pub that became a mosque is very sadly being demolished at the present time. Paula was only 41. 583. St Johns Tavern Commercial premises New proposals will need to be put forward again to the council before any work starts due to a period of three years lapsing, meaning that permission has expired. Free shipping for many products! It stands at the corner of Dunton Road. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I confess that for all my disdain of the untrammelled greed that is taking its toll of so many London neighbourhoods, one cant avoid the feeling that something needs to happen here. [Beer house and brewery.] kiwi . A large crowd gathered outside the Honor Oak pub in Brockley Rise yesterday to defend it from far right threats against a drag queen storytelling session. The William IV. Factfile:This pub has been boarded up for around four to five yearsand remains derelict to this present day. Red Cow, Grange Walk Flats Without your continued support, there would be no point in writing the articles which have been so well-received. Demolished. Just to say, the Thomas a Becket hosts a Vietnamese restaurant, not Thai. Dark wood flooring and beams surround drinkers and diners with a roaring open hearth fireplace in the winter too. 4 Theobald St, Borehamwood, WD6 4SE. Brown Bear: 36 Southwark Bridge Road. Demolished. Although the company liquidated in 1991, there are a handful of independently owned stores left around the United States. 9. Do you want to stay up to date with everything that's happening across the county with KentLive? WEST SIDE 'NAY-SAYERS' since 1999 To distinguish the two, I have slightly renamed my own blog "London Pubology". Britannia: 154 Tooley Street. Little Crown, Albion Street Closed Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. The Anglo-Saxons knew it as Watling Street; later generations knew it . It was an important staging post for travelers situated at the junction of several major roads heading out of the city into Sussex and Kent, which were greatly expanded during the late 18th. However, after that closed the Alma Express Caf opened, which sadly closed within four weeks of opening. The reason I wrote Thai was because of a review of the old pub that had also written Thai. 205-209. Hi you dont happen to know if the landlords are with a surname Rogers? Prince Of Orange, Lower Road Flats Both pub buildings are impressive examples of Victorian pub building, with the latter a particularly striking example. Duke of Wellington, Rockingham St Flats Apologies for the long absence. X.png. Demolished. Today there are only two pubs left on the Old Kent Road itself The Lord Nelson at No. Take a look . In the past, we have written quite a bit about the number of local Elephant and Walworth pubs that have dropped like flies to be later reborn as expensive but cheaply converted flats see our Walworth page for the grisly details! It later became a Noodle Bar but closed in 2014. Totally unspoilt interior, full of the most enormous Victorian mirrors. === Trafalgar Avenue=== Glengall Road=== Malt Street. Giraffe, 45 Penton Place To be flats. Factfile:This pub closed back in 2006 after a shooting in the May of that year. Dun Cow pub 279 Old Kent Road. Green Man, Old Kent Rd Restaurant Gin Palace, Old Kent Rd Flats G144503 Quick View c1960 Ref. For a round-up of the day's top stories direct to your inbox, subscribe to our newsletter here. Collectively, their faces bore the traces of hundreds of years worth of drinking in this pub. Now, sadly, we understood there were just two. The World Turned Upside Down. They used to serve popular Sunday roasts. 720-722. /* 468x60, created 25/01/09 */ Thomas A'Becket several times with my cousins. The building is now understood to be a residential property. 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I am still intrigued by its blasted quality, by its epic dereliction and anomalous fragments of elegance. Earliest recorded mention in 1794. 610. There were once so many pubs in Old Kent Road,that it was said that if you started at one end,and had a pint in each one,you couldnt get more than half way before collapsing.Sad. Havelock Arms, Fort Rd Flats Having been a bowling alley and a tearoom since its existence in 1902 - the building closed its doors as a popular night spot back in 2008. 148. Demolished. Hand In Hand, Meadow Row Awaiting demolition But amidst the tundra of the Old Kent Road there is an interesting cockney survivor, a landmark on the corner with Trafalgar Avenue, where the traffic peels off towards downtown Peckham: the Lord Nelson is a mid-Victorian pub which remains defiantly open for business, although this is not automatically apparent. Follow us on The pub was, for many years, south east London's boxing nursery. Will do. 588. 567. tollgates at the Green Man Pub, Old Kent Road c.1865. Went to their first Sunday lunch. S531041M Quick View from Terrace Road c1960 Ref. 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. RM 2F46AG9 - 1950s, historical, a lady standing on a gravel road at the small village of Chiddingstone, Kent, England, UK, looking at distinctive wooden-framed Tudor buildings. === East Street=== Madson Street=== Kinglake Street. I did the same depressing walk as you down the Old Kent Road about a year ago researching and photographing the pubs for the Deadpubs website. Hoardings have been erected and the area will be transformed into a small housing estate called Emory Place. === Dunton Road=== Humphrey Street=== Rowcross Street. Information about the park is taken from Andrew Crowe, The Parks and Woodlands of London (1987), pp. Email us if you spot an error or can add another closed pub in North Southwark! What was the name of the bar above some of the shops near the Green Man? Raven At The Tower, Tower Bridge Rd Flats Another Ramsgate pub turned into a residential address is The Westgate Tavern which closed its doors for the final time in the 1970s. The drawing is dominated by a patchwork of field boundaries, with open dotting indicating . In 2021 it was in use as a Vietnamese restaurant and bar. From Business: Ray's Place since 1937, a meeting place where people of all ages and walks of life meet to transact business, discuss politics, keep up on current events and. HP10 . Woolworths can be seen on the right of this picture of High Street, Strood, in October 1980 . Still trading. Family chainRamblinnshas since taken it over, renaming it theRadnor Armsand giving it a modern and trendy overhaul. Still standing, but now closed. G144053 Quick View the Strand c1955 Ref. Prince of Wales, Lant St Demolished Walworth Road Walworth South East London England on a hot summers day in 1980. It is understood the pub closed in 2012 and it is not known what the future holds for the premises. The Zetland Arms, Kingsdown Kingsdown is a dream coastal village, whose narrow main street tumbles downhill to one of the most famed beauty spots on the Kent coast. Covering the north side of the Thames, East Ham and Ilford are to the left, and Rainham to the right. 224. In 1977 there were 17 pubs in Old Kent Road. It was a tobacco shop with an exclusive bar at the back, which at first was not signposted outside. Rising Sun Tavern 799 Old Kent Road. Hello Ewan, Footnotes: You won't get many e-mails. Built on Mulgrave Street in 1840, it was overlooking the beach at the time and received the second liquor license issued in New Zealand. The site is now home to the Big Boys Fine Burger Co restaurant in the ever-popular Old High Street. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Photo 6x4 The Crown Blackheath\/SO9786 A Pub on Station Road, Cradley Hea c2009 at the best online prices at eBay! It stood on the corner with Ilderton Road. If you find that it changes again, please keep me updated. Globe, 20 Darwin Street Flats WEST SIDE 2. Most of my Thursdays as a youth, ended at The Gin Palace. DOVER KENT ARCHIVES. In its day it had been a Watney's Brewery pub. It was still trading up to at least the mid-1970s. The Ship, Long Lane Flats 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. 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 Rose, Snowfields Demolished With respect to this blogs focus of interest, an 1878 text (available online), Old and New London by Edward Walford,5 includes the following passage about the Old Kent Road, which is instructive in just how much the road has changed: The most noticeable feature in the Old Kent Road is the number of public-houses, each with its swinging sign and drinking-trough for horses. Still standing, now a mosque. The Magnet. I have another blog of my film reviews over at Ewan at the Cinema. The rare and beautiful Licensed Victuallers Almshouses (1827) still graces Asylum Road, even if it is now offset by a supermarket car park, and unexpected oases of genteel villas and terraces form tributaries off the churning thoroughfare. Yankee Silversmith, Neptune House, Brothers, Old Dublin. Formerly the Perseverance and the Avenue, Paul Barrett bought the property and following alterations, reopened it as a free house in October 1981. 578. The Gem Bar & Restaurant (formerly The Canterbury Arms). Factfile:The Frenchman was a big part of Folkestone's night scene, with its closure only being announced last year. 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. For What's On content such as the latest openings, events, and shopping news see here. 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. The recent turbulent changes in the brewing industry can make it difficult to track down which brewery originally owned the pub. [5] The six volumes are available on the British History website. A perfectly positioned boozer for those enjoying a pub crawl through the Hamlets in the 1980s and 1990s. Also, we lived around the corner to the Lord Raglan in Raglan Passage, corner of Cronin Road, SE15, where my Grandad had a fish n chip shop.. 888. This is as authentic as it gets. Lord Wellington pub 512-516 Old Kent Road. The Burger Bros took over the venue last year, but the building is now vacant after the restaurant encountered problems with its upkeep. The Manor House Tap. Good memories for me. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Become a contributor and submit them here. So send em some stories and pics if you have some! Duke of Clarence, London Rd Awaiting conversion by South Bank University Factfile: The pub was left derelict for years before it was destroyed in a fire back in May 2014. It was in 1962 that permission was given for the two neighbouring pubs to be re-fronted and to merge under the name of Elephant and Hind, a name later changed to Bar Ellie and then the Port of Call. Had a couple of mad nights in the Gin Palace. Located 32 miles south-east of London with a population around 115,000, Maidstone dates back to Roman times, and is the county town of Kent. The Lord Nelson. The most noticeable feature in the Old Kent Road is the number of public-houses, each with its swinging sign and drinking-trough for horses. From The Old Kent Road chapter in Old and New London, Edward Walford, 1878. Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Old Kent Road, looking towards the Bricklayers Arms junction c.1949. Many a good nights drinking and dancing there. 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