Golden Fleece, Weston St Business Premises The recent turbulent changes in the brewing industry can make it difficult to track down which brewery originally owned the pub. Top pubs in Old Kent Road. The 30-year-old, born in 1980, did not experience the national turmoil of the Vietnam War, grew up in an era of relative affluence, and is an avid techie. Kevan. Like this site? The bar continued to operate until around 1991. Demolished. It was one time a Whitbread outlet and the bars had been improved by David Hanney in 1978. Your email address will not be published. Demolished. Duke of Kent 365 Old Kent Road. Planning permission for the premises has now lapsed, and the building remains empty and derelict for now. It was known for its burgers, hot dogs, and milkshakes. 365. Still standing, but now closed. S531040 Quick View High Street c1955 Ref. Thomas a Becket pub 320-322 Old Kent Road. Kentish Drovers Tavern 720-722 Old Kent Road. This was the club for people who like a night filled with alternative, heavy and classic tunes. The pub probably closed around 2000 and was permanently closed for several years. The Kings Arms. Duke Of York, 37 Bagshot Street Flats The Brighton. It is thought it was in its prime in the 1950s where a picture has showed people of all ages gathered outside of it. 47-48 Mill Road: 1852: 1999-Pub: 23 Jeffery Street: 1980s (Name from) 1990s: Railway Hotel: The pub has been boarded up for more than a decade, after it closed its doors in 2004. Brunswick Arms: 2008: 22 Stamford Street. I will amend the page. However, after that closed the Alma Express Caf opened, which sadly closed within four weeks of opening. It was rebranded as Old Dog & Frigate in 1994 and again as Drift in the City in 2009 but . It used to have outdoor seating, live music and real ale. 10. The Bristol Arms was located in Calverley Road, just outside the town centre. It reopened as the Guinea Butt and just last year was taken over and rebranded as gastro pub the Guinea. Collen Bawn 196 Southwark Park Road Doctors Enjoy it while it lasts. 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. 40. MESSENGER Thomas a'Becket on the Old Kent Road SE1 updated their info in the about section. Brunswick Tavern 148-150 Old Kent Road. ANOTHER LOCAL PUB FACES CONVERSION TO FLATS Had a couple of mad nights in the Gin Palace. [1] As you know, the original 1935 Monopoly board was based on properties in Atlantic City, USA, though the British version followed very shortly after, going into production in 1936. In 1968 there was a pub in the Old Kent Road that had a staircase in the actual pub. It was in existence in 1856. It later became a Noodle Bar but closed in 2014. Flats News you can trust since 1887. Their four year old daughter was alone with her. Canterbury Arms pub 871 Old Kent Road. Information about the park is taken from Andrew Crowe, The Parks and Woodlands of London (1987), pp. BIZ: Trout Brook Brew House in the Yalesville section of Wallingford. It was very cliquey and exclusive, usually men only, but in later years opened further to the public. 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. Duke of Clarence, London Rd Awaiting conversion by South Bank University Of course, like many other pubs on this road, it has long since closed. The history of Old Kent Road stretches back more than 2,000 years. Remembering the pubs in Sheffield in the 1980s. The PHS mission statement is 'Promoting the heritage of British pubs and the people connected with them' Demolished. Jolly Chaulkers, Surrey Docks Closed 12. August 28, 1954. Hotels near St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Shoreham on Tripadvisor: Find traveller reviews, 570 candid photos, and prices for 1,770 hotels near St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Shoreham, England. Lord Nelson, Canon Beck Road Closed I used to go drinking down the old kent road 30 years ago its shocking what has happened to all the pubs i went in .GREAT PUBS GONE GREAT MEMORIES REMAIN. Factfile:The Frenchman was a big part of Folkestone's night scene, with its closure only being announced last year. Today's version might be more like: Lidl and Asda, Aldi, B&Q Tesco and Staples, they fucked it up For you There have been 39 pubs in all on the OKR, though not all of them contemporaneous. 222 Fore St, Enfield, London, N18 2QD. Gin Palace, Old Kent Rd - Flats The Globe, Gt Dover St - Demolished The Globe, Chatham St - Flats The Gloucester, Gavel St - Flats Golden Fleece, Weston St - Business Premises Green Man, Old Kent Rd - Restaurant Guys Arms, Guy St - Flats Hand In Hand, Meadow Row - Awaiting demolition Havelock Arms, Fort Rd - Flats Since Roman times, the road has been the primary route between London and the Kent coast. I have another blog of my film reviews over at Ewan at the Cinema. 16.8 miles away. Earliest recorded mention in 1794. The Castle (later known as the Gin Palace). Trinity Arms, Swan St Flats 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. The Greyhound pub, which was in Upper Grosvenor Road, caught fire in June 2003, destroying stock and personal contents inside. Brunswick Tavern: 148 . 615. 799. What was the name of the bar above some of the shops near the Green Man? The Half Moon. Fox and Hounds, Great Guildford St Offices Demolished. Writing these pages means there is a lot to check. Bushwick Avenue, 1974. The Elephant and Hind was a drinking establishment that came about through the merger of two other neighbouring Market Square pubs the Walmer Castle and the Duchess of Kent. 871. 64-66. The name derived from St Thomas-a-Waterings, a stream and pond (roughly at the junction with Shornecliff Road). Demolished. 8-10. The Princess Royal pub has since been demolished, Do you remember the Morehall pub? The Ancient Druids was previously known as the Prince of Orange. Bricklayers Arms is the road intersection of the A2 and the London Inner Ring Road where Bermondsey [1] meets Walworth [2] and Elephant & Castle in south London. Great to receive your comments. 2. On May the 10th and 11th 1941 the Elephant and Castle suffered heavy attacks in the Blitz. Windsor Castle, Coopers Rd Flats World Turned Upside Down, Old Kent Rd Pizza place, Archduke Charles, Elba Place Demolished Stroll across the road to the kebab shop, pick up a donner and watch the free entertainment. google_ad_client = "pub-1056872159713906"; 578. Factfile: The pub was deemed an unsafe structure more than two years ago, and plans were put in place to demolish it and flatten the area behind Gillespie's. Dalston-type gentrification seems unlikely, but who knows? By the 1980s, about 90% of public houses were tied to one brewery or another. 1904 New fire station opened at 306-312 Old Kent Road. Demolished. The side streets are shown (at the side of the marker ===), giving a rough idea of where each pub is (or was) situated. The Dun Cow at No. But many decent watering holes have shut their doors for good over the years, leaving regulars with nothing but memories. The Thomas Becket (Walworth SE1), now closed [though since reopened]. Raymouth Tavern, Southwark Park Road Flats You can also follow KentLive on Twitter here, as well as on our Instagram page where we share great pictures of Kent. The Rising Sun's building dates back to the 18th and the 19th century. It was named after Major Martin Yorke who bought the Spa hotel in 1772, after serving under Lord Clive of India and making his fortune with the East India Company. The Turks Head. London England. And about 3.4 percent of Americans 80 or older were in the work force last year.30 The worker who is 30 years old in 2010 has lived in a much different world from that of the worker who is 60. Queens Arms, Spa Road Gone The least worst option for The Thomas a Becket would be to be made over as a gastro-pub, but Im guessing that the area wont support that socially aspirant catering model. I should have checked myself and not trusted the review. 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. His landing was much further West but the result was significant. Hey there, just to let you know the Lord Nelson hasnt closed, its still going strong :). The King's Arms. Jolly Gardeners, Rotherhithe New Road Hotel It was renamed Frog and Nightgown after the 1950s radio show called Rays a Laugh used that name in the programme. It is the junction of Tower Bridge Road, Old Kent Road, New Kent Road and Great Dover Street. //-->. The building stands on the corner of Commercial Way. The fire was treated as arson but no-one was ever brought to justice. Beaten Path, 267 Walworth Road Supermarket Houses in Canterbury Road c1960 Ref. Southwark Notes Is Not Registered As A Community Interest Company. It should be there now. Just to say, the Thomas a Becket hosts a Vietnamese restaurant, not Thai. === Dunton Road=== Humphrey Street=== Rowcross Street. Well, here we go again as The Crown pub in Brandon St, Walworth the one with all the fancy old green tiles is another local under threat from closure and conversion. The firm CR Consultancy published a Briefing (23/6/2011) on pub closures recently and they reported that in the period between 2007 and 2010, Camberwell and Peckham lost 29 pubs and Old Southwark and Bermondsey lost 22! 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. 5. Prince & Princess Of Wales, 109 Kinglake Street Shop Something went wrong, please try again later. It closed about 1978. google_ad_width = 970; 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. It is now the Tunbridge Wells Mosque which opened in 1995. It is a lovely little pub. DOVER KENT ARCHIVES. Shard Arms pub 610 Old Kent Road. Still standing, now a bar called Virgos. The pub closed in the late 1980s and is much missed. Thomas a Becket pub - 320-322 Old Kent Road. S531041M Quick View from Terrace Road c1960 Ref. Follow us on General Browning MOTH Club - Hackney, London. That end of the Old Kent Road has a strangely foreign quality; on a summer afternoon one could almost be in an unreconstructed suburb of Miami or Los Angeles, whereas on a winter afternoon one is reminded of Cleveland or Detroit. Local tradition has it that the Orange Tree was originally two cottages, in the front gardens of which grew two trees closely resembling the orange, hence the name. Demolished. Dun Cow pub 279 Old Kent Road. Your email address will not be published. Unissued / unused material. 888. See Appendix for more information about the individual pubs. Long before they came on the scene the Prince Regent was serving drinks since back in 1826. Totally unspoilt interior, full of the most enormous Victorian mirrors. G144018 Quick View Ye Old Five Bells, Church Street c1900 Demolished. It was a tobacco shop with an exclusive bar at the back, which at first was not signposted outside. Duke of Wellington, Rockingham St Flats The pub was rebuilt after the Second World War. Gloucester Arms Closed 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. $$. 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. It is the perfect place to enjoy stunning sunsets over the sea with continental lagers and terrific home cooked food. The Globe, Chatham St Flats Inspired by the old Croydon night spots thread I wonder how many people were regulars in the various OKR haunts ? Website closedpubs.co.uk has been logging the closures of boozers around the country and we've found 30 pubs in the Bromley borough you might just remember - scroll through the gallery above to . Demolished. Without your continued support, there would be no point in writing the articles which have been so well-received. The Dun Cow confuses me every time I walk past it (my route from home takes me around the corner there). Guys Arms, Guy St Flats The old tavern, the Castle Inn is at the end of the street at the entrance to the Castle itself. OLD KENT ROAD MAPS AND RESEARCH SOUTHWARK MAPS INCLUDING EH LISTING ETC OLD KENT ROAD EH LISTINGS GEORGE LIVESEY STATUE THE WHITE HOUSE . The Berlin Turnpike, A Model Road. [7] I took this information from the otherwise exceptional Russ Willey, Chambers London Gazetteer (Edinburgh: Chambers, 2006), but Diamond Geezers information (along with that on Wikipedia) suggests that this was not in fact the River Neckinger but presumably another minor tributary now long-lost. In January 1980, five new episodes of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" were broadcast on BBC Radio, all in one week, bringing the total number to twelve episodes. 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. [Beer house.] Demolished. Wilds Rents, Wilds Rents Flats 64-66. Top other pubs in Old Kent Road. Email us if you spot an error or can add another closed pub in North Southwark! Bristol Pub Guide by John Mackintosh, Mark Wyler, Nick Fox and Audrey Creed 1982 This is the updated, completely revised guide to the one above and has the same five star rating. The quirky layout has a slide connecting two of its floors. Former names Windsor, Prince of Wales, Prince of Saxe Coburg. Still standing, but now closed. (centre) landlady of the Nursery Tavern, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, celebrates her 82nd birthday in 1986. The Windmill Tavern was located in North Street but is now a private house. The building still stands on the corner of Albany Road. The Lord Wellington. Demolished. 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. You won't get many e-mails. Manor Club, Chatham / Krystals / OMG / Glam House. 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. Demolished. Corporeally, Chippenham and Penge. The Prince Regent closed for a few months in the early days of 1940 but was re-opened a year later under the Moody management. Two Brewers, West Lane Flats Little Crown, Albion Street Closed 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. And we have a specialist Facebook group covering traffic and travel across the south east, where we provide the latest updates from any incidents on the roads or trains. Now, sadly, we understood there were just two. 386, and The Windsor at No. The Dead Pubs website, an excellent resource, lists 39 drinking establishments, which Ive listed in an appendix at the end for reference. A comprehensive list of pubs in Canterbury, Kent. Demolished. 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. Become a contributor by submitting them here. 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). New Concorde, Webster Road Flats Update The building was demolished in September 2021. Southwark Park Tavern, Southwark Park Road Gone Still standing, now a bar called Virgo's. 210a. Bridge House: 30 Borough Road. In May 2017 the pub which first opened its doors in 1857 suddenly closed for the final time, much to the dismay of the community. The city centre site is now called the Boozy Cow, a cocktail bar known for its burgers and alcoholic milkshakes. It was listed as Grade II in 1972. The Shard Arms, since known as Cockneys. 559. The Fort, Grange Rd Awaiting conversion Green Man Pub Gone Days Walworth London History Camberwell St Albans New Roads tollgates at the Green Man Pub, Old Kent Road c.1865. There was a group that performed The Magnet at the top end of the Old Kent Road (near the New Kent Road) called Bobby Worth and The Bluebeats. Covering the north side of the Thames, East Ham and Ilford are to the left, and Rainham to the right. The World Turned Upside Down. The Save The Crown Campaign has been organising and gathering support. In its day it had been a Watney's Brewery pub. Though more happily, we were off to one of them. G144053 Quick View the Strand c1955 Ref. The house band still plays, including the ancient drummer and the blind keyboard player, both of whom I think have a financial iterest in the place. We have split them up into areas for your ease. Waterloo, Lost Pubs In London, SE1: Southwark & Waterloo,