How an argument in a taxi between two brothers changed a family's life forever. Quebec Curve, Redriff Road Restaurant The Horse and Groom. Factfile: This boozer closed its doors nearly 40 years ago in the early 1980s but was officially listed as a Grade II in 1988. The Burger Bros took over the venue last year, but the building is now vacant after the restaurant encountered problems with its upkeep. 279 opened in 1856 and was well known as a gin palace, and later became a champagne bar and featured DJs such as Steve Walsh and Robbie Vincent. [Public house (possibly).] Here, occupying a remote. 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. But many decent watering holes have shut their doors for good over the years, leaving regulars with nothing but memories. (That photo was taken only a few years after the goods depot finally closed in the early Eighties, contributing greatly to the decline of the area.) Millwall Fc. Anybody remember the man who used to play the piano in the late 1950s? The pub probably closed around 2000 and was permanently closed for several years. At the time, investigators said six drums of petrol had been ignited in the pub. Jason Kevan. 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. This Thomas a Becket was famous as a boxers pub, with a gym on the first floor: Henry Cooper patronised this gym, along with various sixties gangland soldiers (also James Fox, preparing for his role as Chas in Performance). Demolished. 148. 82-86. Also, David Bowie rehearsed his Spiders From Mars band here in the early Seventies. Brighton: 8 Old Kent Road. These are just some of the many blogs I also enjoy reading on a regular basis. Sign in. DOVER KENT ARCHIVES. London; UK; Politics; Crime; Transport; Health; Education Built in 1972, this pub was in Isambard Brunel Road in the heart of the city. Page Updated:- Thursday, 22 December, 2022. . It became a night club in 1994. The Save The Crown Campaign has been organising and gathering support. I've put them into some basic categories. This pub was present by the 1850s and closed in 2009. The Gem Bar & Restaurant (formerly The Canterbury Arms). === Trafalgar Avenue=== Glengall Road=== Malt Street. The George, Keyworth St Demolished for University building The quoted passage is from this section on the Old Kent Road. World Turned Upside Down 145 Old Kent Road. Raymouth Tavern, Southwark Park Road Flats The Globe, Gt Dover St Demolished 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. Green Man, Old Kent Rd Restaurant Demolished. The historic Thomas a Becket pub in the Old Kent Road has reopened as a Vietnamese restaurant. Lower Rainham Road c1900 Ref. We have split them up into areas for your ease. Jones and Higgins, a Department Store that was in Peckham but closed in 1980. During the 1950s, 40,000 people a day traveled between Hartford and Meriden. [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. 888. BIZ: Trout Brook Brew House in the Yalesville section of Wallingford. The reason I wrote Thai was because of a review of the old pub that had also written Thai. - R.J.M. Southwark Park Tavern, Southwark Park Road Gone 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. 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 first recorded use of the name "Elephant and Castle" was in 1765. 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. Although closed by 1999, it was still standing. In 2021 it was in use as a Vietnamese restaurant and bar. It closed in 1971 and was converted into housing. Demolished and the site is now modern flats. 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. Thank you for reading the blogs. 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. Fire swept through Sheppey Comprehensive School in April 1980. Does anyone know what the name was? Still standing, but now closed. Red Lion, Surrey Docks Gone It was converted for use as a mosque in 2008. The Anglo-Saxons knew it as Watling Street; later generations knew it . Demolished. The name derived from St Thomas-a-Waterings, a stream and pond (roughly at the junction with Shornecliff Road). Cheers. Thank you very much for the update. A few notes for each pub have also been added for each pub. The Ancient Druids was previously known as the Prince of Orange. 320-322. Perhaps any road in any city, left to its own devices, ends up looking slightly American. The Thomas a Becket sign - a reproduction of a stained glass window from Canterbury Cathedral - Fleece, Abbey St Flats The Swan (later the site of Caesar's). Gloucester Arms, 24 Mason Street Flats Britannia: 46 Edward Street. 711. 11), towards the far, New Cross end of the road. The Rising Sun's building dates back to the 18th and the 19th century. google_ad_height = 250; Demolished. The Princess Royal pub has since been demolished, Do you remember the Morehall pub? The Sultan, St James Rd Flats People living nearby told Kent Live after the pub closed drug takers have been getting into the site, including during the last period of snow, and could clearly be seen injecting drugs. Shard Arms Old Kent Road 1950s (thanks to Fred Roll for the pic), HENRY COOPER DURING TRAINING AT THE THOMAS-A-BECKET PUB, OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON, 7TH FEBRUARY 1966. Collectively, their faces bore the traces of hundreds of years worth of drinking in this pub. It was demolished in 2013. Antigallican, Tooley St Offices A walk around the locality today offers evidence of other ghost pubs; the building in the photo above is one such, now re-purposed as flats. The Thomas a Becket premises occupies a site associated with an ancient hostelry, St. Thomas Waterings, which catered to the needs of pilgrims setting off for Canterbury; it was the first stop on the way out of London and is referenced by Chaucer. Top pub very welcoming land lord. 1904 New fire station opened at 306-312 Old Kent Road. Waterloo, Lost Pubs In London, SE1: Southwark & Waterloo, . Its reputation was in tatters before the closure because of earlier violence at the pub. A good place to find out about the history of Inner London. Green Man Pub Gone Days Walworth London History Camberwell St Albans New Roads tollgates at the Green Man Pub, Old Kent Road c.1865. Do you have any anecdotes, historical information, updates or photos of closed or lost pubs in Still standing, but now closed. 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 The Horseshoe. Olde Three Tuns, Bow Road, London E3 Panther, Turin Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 Prince Albert, Old Church Road, Chingford, London E4 Prince George, Parkholme Road, Hackney, London E8 Prince of Wales, Preston Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 Prince of Wales, Prince Regent Lane, Silvertown, London E16 Retreat, Morning Lane, Hackney, London E9 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). 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! Demolished. 386. This is despite the fact the building is Grade II listed, and has been since February 1988. Picture: Rory Kehoe / Google Along the. 10. LOG IN. [Beer house and brewery.] 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. Ah Manor. 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. Valentine and Orson, Long Lane Awaiting development The Black Bull (or The Bull). Really useful, thanks. To a certain extent this reflects rebuilding after wartime bombing, but it is also due to the flight of industry from the centre of London which had started happening even before then and has moved on progressively over the last century. Still trading. As far as Im aware, the Landlady is a very charming lady with the Surname of ORourke. 6. 16.1 miles away. 697b. The side streets are shown (at the side of the marker ===), giving a rough idea of where each pub is (or was) situated. On May the 10th and 11th 1941 the Elephant and Castle suffered heavy attacks in the Blitz. 82-86. 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. Developers Churchgate bought it, applied to build flats on top of the Grade II listed building, and then failed to do so. Wellington - Borehamwood. 615. This is the rather sad sight of the 'The Vic' pub that greets you as you leave the station. 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. List of Old Kent Road pubs. 610. The pub was, for many years, south east London's boxing nursery. What a blast from the past - who remembers a night out in Pipers? First founded in Ohio in 1980, the 1950s-style restaurant grew quickly, with about 100 locations at its peak. The Fort, Grange Rd Awaiting conversion The New Half Way Inn. 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. London England. A. Lord Wellington pub 512-516 Old Kent Road. The Bridge House. Brunswick Tavern 148-150 Old Kent Road. Demolished. [3] Much of the land taken up by the old railway lines through South Bermondsey has already been reclaimed for housing developments. It recently came out that their retrospective application for change of use to a restaurant was refused, so it may need to go back to being a pub. It became a Thai restaurant. It reopened as the Guinea Butt and just last year was taken over and rebranded as gastro pub the Guinea. Demolished. Follow us on Flats Old Kent Road, Bricklayers Arms. 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