Demolished. Green Man, Old Kent Rd Restaurant It was called the Old Kent Road Gin Palace in the 1970s. [41] Many who grew up along the road had their very first pint in this pub. Cock & Monkey 86 Neptune Street Demolished. Were back to J.G. News you can trust since 1887. 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. A sad wino by choice on the cheap supermarket brands. Picture: Rory Kehoe / Google Along the. 103. The earliest known date was 1833. Marlborough Arms, Marlborough Grove Flats google_ad_client = "pub-1056872159713906"; This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Factfile:Not everyone will remember Tofts, after it reportedly closed its doors in the 1980s. Hand In Hand, Meadow Row Awaiting demolition 40. The Shard Arms, since known as Cockneys. Formerly known as The Victoria Hotel, the pub opened in the early 1880s, but has been boarded up for several . More impressive yet is The Thomas Becket (Walworth SE1, fig 69). It was rebranded as Old Dog & Frigate in 1994 and again as Drift in the City in 2009 but . Most of my Thursdays as a youth, ended at The Gin Palace. Hoardings have been erected and the area will be transformed into a small housing estate called Emory Place. Duncs pics are linked to his site. The Manor House Tap. Some local people actively opposing but also writing a lot about the regeneration & gentrification of Southwark that's happened over the last 20 years. 1904 New fire station opened at 306-312 Old Kent Road. The Old Kent Road remains one of the strangest of all London roads, as well as one of the oldest; it incorporates part ofWatling Street, that Roman highway which went all the way from Dover to the wild Welsh Marches. Demolished. It was commonly known beforehand as Mustang Sally's. The Dun Cow confuses me every time I walk past it (my route from home takes me around the corner there). It is now the Tunbridge Wells Mosque which opened in 1995. It was here that the horse-drawn coaches left each morning to take travellers to St Margaret's and beyond. Demolished. === Coopers Road=== Marlborough Grove=== Lovegrove Street. Houses in Canterbury Road c1960 Ref. The George, Keyworth St Demolished for University building The site is now home to the Big Boys Fine Burger Co restaurant in the ever-popular Old High Street. A comprehensive list of pubs in Gillingham, Kent. The Anglo-Saxons knew it as Watling Street; later generations knew it . Last edited by kiwi on Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:15 am, edited 1 time in total. Globe, 20 Darwin Street Flats The pub closed in 2001 and was demolished in 2003. Above: The attractive Georgian pub called the Lord Nelson stands beside Old Kent Road. Hop Pole, Gambia St Business premises 588. 9. Jamaica Tavern, Southwark Park Road Closed 276-280. The old Shepherd Neame-owned building was renovated and vacated between 2008 and 2009. Kevan. Thomas a Becket pub - 320-322 Old Kent Road. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Home > London > SE1: Southwark & I thought Id try starting a series of posts based on the Monopoly Board. 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. Demolished. 512-516. A second building would be constructed in the rear garden, creating a one-bed flat on the ground floor and a two-bed flat above. 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. Woolworths can be seen on the right of this picture of High Street, Strood, in October 1980 . You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. The Frampton Arms on Well Street was one of East London's first pubs with gay barstaff and entertainment. 279. Red Lion, Surrey Docks Gone $$. Today there are only two pubs left on the Old Kent Road itself The Lord Nelson at No. Built in 1972, this pub was in Isambard Brunel Road in the heart of the city. Winchester, Gt Suffolk St Demolished Without your continued support, there would be no point in writing the articles which have been so well-received. Our Society was founded in 2001 by a small group of like-minded pub history enthusiasts. I recently spent a couple of freezing afternoons tramping up and down the Old Kent Road. 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. Furst known existence in the 1850s It closed in 2009. Demolished. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. It closed in 1968 and was demolished in 1970. It should be noted that since this post was written, it seems that The Lord Nelson pub has closed. Not only this, the rising cost of a pint is said to have forced many people to buy their drink from an off licence or the supermarket - drinking it at home. Went to their first Sunday lunch. The Dun Cow. Fox and Hounds, Great Guildford St Offices BIZ: Trout Brook Brew House in the Yalesville section of Wallingford. The pub probably closed around 2000 and was permanently closed for several years. It was a well-used break on travellers journeys, as it stood by a crossing of the (now buried) River Neckinger,7 and the spot was thus known as St Thomas Waterings. 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. Guys Arms, Guy St Flats The name derived from St Thomas-a-Waterings, a stream and pond (roughly at the junction with Shornecliff Road). 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. Bridge House, Borough Rd Hotel Waterloo, Lost Pubs In London, SE1: Southwark & Waterloo, . Crystal Tavern, Rotherhithe New Road Evangelical Christians place Demolished. The former Railway Bell was also popular with football fans, but when it originally shut was plagued by flytippers who used the land at the rear to dump unwanted items. The Francis Frith Collection Francis Frith . 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! The Oliver House (Toledo) With its five-star dining and award-winning brewery, this 150-year-old restaurant is renowned among locals and visitors. WEST SIDE 2. Perhaps any road in any city, left to its own devices, ends up looking slightly American. In 2021 it was in use as a Vietnamese restaurant and bar. Brunswick Tavern: 148 . Lower Rainham Road c1900 Ref. The smoking ban which was implemented nationally in 2007 was blamed for the demise of pubs. Green Man Pub Gone Days Walworth London History Camberwell St Albans New Roads tollgates at the Green Man Pub, Old Kent Road c.1865. 871. William IV 583 Old Kent Road. An early 19th-century building. The pub was, for many years, south east London's boxing nursery. Required fields are marked *. Artist Allan Tannenbaum, who photographed New York in the seventies and eighties, remembers the "misery of long lines to buy gasoline." He wrote that conditions in Bed-Stuy were especially bad: "It seemed as if the entire infrastructure was in decay."Ferdinando Scianna. 'NAY-SAYERS' since 1999 According to Dover Kent Archives, the pub called its orders for the final time in 2009. Victory, Barlow Street Flats, Cliftonville Tavern, Ilderton Road Flats Figure 69. A comprehensive list of pubs in Canterbury, Kent. Bristol's Historic Inns by Helen Eason 1982 320-322. The Horse and Groom. 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. The Old Eden, Edenbridge (15th . tollgates at the Green Man Pub, Old Kent Road c.1865. I finally realised that you cover the modern Pubs more than I could ever do especially as I never drink in any of them. DOVER KENT ARCHIVES. All. Duke of Kent 365 Old Kent Road. It was demolished in 1988. Lord Wellington, Weston St Flats List of Old Kent Road pubs. Demolished. 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 Rising Sun's building dates back to the 18th and the 19th century. Follow us on or Contacts World Turned Upside Down 145 Old Kent Road. New Concorde, Webster Road Flats /* 468x60, created 25/01/09 */ === Asylum Road=== Gervase Street=== Leo Street. The Save The Crown Campaign has been organising and gathering support. Read more about it here! The Black Bull (or The Bull). This may have something to do with its untended nature; even the Holloway Road doesnt look this abandoned by civic authority. It was renamed Frog and Nightgown after the 1950s radio show called Rays a Laugh used that name in the programme. 365. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Pingback: Tweets that mention Monopoly: The Pubs of Old Kent Road Pubology -- Topsy.com. The situation now seems even worse with the loss of The World Turned Upside Down (the name coming from the Diggers, via a ballard, now reworked as a folk song and part of Billy Braggs repertoire). And it is probably doomed. You won't get many e-mails. 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 first recorded use of the name "Elephant and Castle" was in 1765. Anybody remember the man who used to play the piano in the late 1950s? 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. Clear Spirit Vodka Bar and Lounge. Formerly the Perseverance and the Avenue, Paul Barrett bought the property and following alterations, reopened it as a free house in October 1981. Many a pint was sunk here before heading further into town. It comprises a four-way green roundabout plus one-way flyover and one-way bypass lane. London Borough of Southwark England. Horse & Groom, 262 Walworth Road Bookies ACCOUNT. The earliest known date was 1869. 82-86. The Prince Consort. 623. 9.1 miles away. The drawing is dominated by a patchwork of field boundaries, with open dotting indicating . Many will remember how popular it was with the Navy boys, including the Dutch and Norwegians, during Dover's Hellfire Corner days in the Second World War. Best Pubs in Old Kent Rd, London SE1 5BA, United Kingdom - The Montague Arms, Simon The Tanner, Queen Elizabeth, The Ship, The St James Tavern, Prince of Peckham, The Lord Nelson, The Royal Oak, The Surrey Docks, Camberwell Arms The Castle (later known as the Gin Palace). 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. 1898 Thomas a Becket pub rebuilt. PC Luke . It was still trading up to at least the mid-1970s. A few notes for each pub have also been added for each pub. Dockhead Stores, Tanner St Closed 40. Southwark & Waterloo? Still standing, now a bar called Pardis and a separate restaurant. I am still intrigued by its blasted quality, by its epic dereliction and anomalous fragments of elegance. Gloucester Arms, 24 Mason Street Flats Further alterations and extensions followed in 1983. The Rising Sun. I should have checked myself and not trusted the review. Red Cow, Grange Walk Flats We used to go and watch Jimmy Jones at the Montague Arms, I even had the LP of him live there. Southwark Notes Is Not Registered As A Community Interest Company. - R.J.M. Not yet anyway; since the last time I visited the OKR a few blocks have disappeared and hoardings promising residential opportunities have appeared in their place. Great days! Another boozer of decades ago which is now a residential property. Crown, 440 Southwark Park Road To be flats The Fort, Grange Rd Awaiting conversion Three Jolly Gardeners, Union St Flats The building dates from about 1840. 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. Historic Macy Store and Diner is located at 1004 Winchester S Rd., Canal Winchester, OH 43110. Queens Arms, Spa Road Gone 1980s: 1995 : Sovereign Inn: 26 Castle Street: 1861-1881+ Sportsman: The Major Yorke pub - formerly the Brokers Arms - reopened in 2002 and was in Major York's Road opposite the Spa Hotel. It closed in 2003 to reopen as a restaurant and then in 2014 it became a micro-pub, which has since closed. The William IV. Nice post, have you got an RSS feed I can subscribe to? Cheers. Bobby went on to become a respected drummer and orchestra leader, and spent his whole life in the music industry, though I doubt he will be pleased to be reminded where he started. Fleece, Abbey St Flats Built on Mulgrave Street in 1840, it was overlooking the beach at the time and received the second liquor license issued in New Zealand. 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. CLOSED NOW. Movement has been seen on site, but news as to what its future holds is not yet known. Havelock Arms, Fort Rd Flats First founded in Ohio in 1980, the 1950s-style restaurant grew quickly, with about 100 locations at its peak. Lord Nelson, Canon Beck Road Closed Demolished and the site is now modern flats. And there is real street life to be found along the OKRs northern stretch, with busy independent shops which proliferate as you come within sight of the Bricklayers Arms roundabout. 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