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. When was the Oxford Arms demolished? 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. 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. Writing these pages means there is a lot to check. Market Lane was re-aligned in 1952 and now provides the access to the Discovery Centre. Demolished. There are 450 pubs listed with a short description of the pub and its facilities. Were back to J.G. Two Brewers, West Lane Flats 1903 St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School opened on New Kent Road. Brunswick Arms, Stamford St Awaiting demolition Jamaica Tavern, Southwark Park Road Closed The Francis Frith Collection Francis Frith . Duke Of York, 37 Bagshot Street Flats google_ad_client = "pub-1056872159713906"; Queens Arms, Spa Road Gone At this point, Old Kent Road joins New Cross Road. 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. People Leave. Still trading. PC Luke . Like the Strand, The Old Kent Road is a ghost of what it once was.The Bricklayers' Arms roundabout takes its name from the railway goods depot that drove the development of local industry from the 1850s onwards, making this bit of Southwark a sort of land-locked counterpart of the great Victorian docks. Lord Nelson pub 386 Old Kent Road. 8-10. Your email address will not be published. === Trafalgar Avenue=== Glengall Road=== Malt Street. Top pubs in Old Kent Road. Jason Kevan. The New Half Way Inn. Fab food and hospitality .we had a shock food better than most top . I will amend the restaurant for now. 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. Brooklyn Bridge in the fog, 1986. Tonbridge High Street in August 1980. 279. Demolished. This pub first opened in 1861 and was sadly closed over a decade later in 1989. Demolished. 148. Queen Anne, 126 Dawes Street Flats 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. For a round-up of the day's top stories direct to your inbox, subscribe to our newsletter here. It was very cliquey and exclusive, usually men only, but in later years opened further to the public. Fox and Hounds, Great Guildford St Offices Theres a pub called the Windsor still open on the old Kent road just before it goes onto new cross road. 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. This is as authentic as it gets. This landmark pub, latterly a boxing gym and now a gallery, stood on the old coaching road to Kent (hence Old Kent Road), named after a famous pilgrim who travelled this stretch of road to Canterbury. Read more about it here! 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). It stood empty until September 2008, when it opened as a British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical shop. Despite attempts to save it over the years, the old boozer was flattened at Christmas 2017 and now the site is being redeveloped to provide nine homes. Another Ramsgate pub turned into a residential address is The Westgate Tavern which closed its doors for the final time in the 1970s. The Alma was a one time Charrington outlet, but was serv8ing Thomson and Sons by 1974. The Rising Sun. And it is probably doomed. A structural survey revealed that the building was found to have dry and wet rot on all floors, which included the joinery, collapsed rain water drains and asbestos. 697b. Jolly Gardeners, Rotherhithe New Road Hotel Tweets that mention Monopoly: The Pubs of Old Kent Road Pubology -- Topsy.com, Streetlife: Old Kent Road Part 2 | Deserter, I've added a new area to my London Pubology website, SW8 (East Battersea, South Lambeth and a bit of Vauxhall), Anyway, I've been doing updates for N7 and N19, so a few more (old) pubs will have shown up on my website, I should mention I barely ever post on this account, except for updates, so if you need to contact me for some reas, It's been a while, but I've been doing some research and have now added Greenwich SE10 to my site, Just added Thornton Heath CR7 to my site, which should please (at least one of) my followers. The Save The Crown Campaign has been organising and gathering support. Golden Fleece, Weston St Business Premises Another boozer of decades ago which is now a residential property. 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. Alexandra pub 578 Old Kent Road. CLOSED NOW. Perhaps any road in any city, left to its own devices, ends up looking slightly American. World Turned Upside Down 145 Old Kent Road. Follow us on 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Prince Regent, 40 Orb Street Housing 64-66. Popular restaurant Luben's Pizza has since taken it over. Become a contributor and submit them here. So send em some stories and pics if you have some! Cock & Monkey 86 Neptune Street Demolished. 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. Thought to be the oldest pub in Kent, Ye Olde Yew Tree Inn in the pretty village of Westbere, dates all the way back to 1348, nearly 670 years. The 16th century coaching inn, which is famous for its traditional ales, was under ownership of the Spa Hotel. 2 All-American Burger Kai L./Yelp The pub was known as 'The Mansfield Arms' from 1894 until 1973, 'The Regent' until 1983 and 'Blueberry's' until 1988. I am still intrigued by its blasted quality, by its epic dereliction and anomalous fragments of elegance. 2. === Coopers Road=== Marlborough Grove=== Lovegrove Street. The Globe, Gt Dover St Demolished 9. This is despite the fact the building is Grade II listed, and has been since February 1988. google_ad_width = 970; It is a lovely little pub. Prince Of Orange, Lower Road Flats The landlord of the pub, who was hosting a party to celebrate his first anniversary in charge of the business, later said he had not been aware of the trouble brewing outside until police had burst in. The Thistle Inn in the centre in 1866. Demolished. The Hungry Horse. 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. 50 Saint Albans Road, Barnet, EN5 4LA. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I thought Id try starting a series of posts based on the Monopoly Board. 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. The Alexandra. London Pubs. 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. It was converted for use as a mosque in 2008. The Burger Bros took over the venue last year, but the building is now vacant after the restaurant encountered problems with its upkeep. . Red Cow, Grange Walk Flats Location: 60 and 121, Folkestone Road, Dover. The history of Old Kent Road stretches back more than 2,000 years. There was a pub called The Windsor Castle on Coopers Road, so that might be the one. It closed in 1971 and was converted into housing. The Lord Nelson. But change was in the air back in 2010 when approval was granted to get rid of the bar for it to be replaced with offices to rent. Duke Of Suffolk Hawkstone Rd Flats Hop Pole, Gambia St Business premises Paula was only 41. Gin Palace, Old Kent Rd Flats The Swan (later the site of Caesars). Of all the properties name-checked on the canonical (London) Monopoly board,1 only one of them lies south of the River Thames, and its the one that has seen probably the most change over the last three-quarters of a century since that game was created. However, The Thomas Becket has reopened as a pub. It should be there now. @import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css). It later became a Noodle Bar but closed in 2014. 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. At one point, there were 39 pubs. Demolished. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Demolished and the site is now modern flats. It was demolished in 2004. Your email address will not be published. The earliest known date was 1833. Both pub buildings are impressive examples of Victorian pub building, with the latter a particularly striking example. Demolished. 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. Collen Bawn 196 Southwark Park Road Doctors 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. The Sultan, St James Rd Flats Crown and Anchor - Enfield, London. It closed in 1940 when the licensee Frank Ashbee was killed by German shelling on his way to the pub. Had a couple of mad nights in the Gin Palace. The pub closed in 2004 and the building is in use as a surgery. Previous articles from the Folkestone Herald suggests it was an instrumental part of the community feel in the Folkestone East area, with meat raffles on Sundays. The Turks Head. Still standing, now a bar called Pardis and a separate restaurant. Footnotes: (My route from home to the Old Kent Road, that is.). "It was bumper to . Does anyone know what the name was? kiwi . The reason I wrote Thai was because of a review of the old pub that had also written Thai. "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. 1904 New fire station opened at 306-312 Old Kent Road. The Kings Arms. Built in 1972, this pub was in Isambard Brunel Road in the heart of the city. 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 closed in 1968 and was demolished in 1970. Still standing, but now closed. The Elm Bar The Elm Bar Demolished. Southwark & Waterloo? Sir William Walworth, 297-299 Walworth Road Shops 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. Queens Head, 18 Amelia Street Hotel Still standing, now a bar called Virgo's. 210a. [Beer house and brewery.] A few notes for each pub have also been added for each pub. Here's the link to our main Facebook page where we share our latest stories, including anything from breaking news to features, court coverage and much, much more. It used to have outdoor seating, live music and real ale. [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. The one the access to the Discovery Centre, Old Kent Rd Flats and. Seating, live music and real ale Heart of the city Premises another boozer of decades ago which is for... 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