Do you have any anecdotes, historical information, updates or photos of this pub? It was rebranded as Old Dog & Frigate in 1994 and again as Drift in the City in 2009 but . Over the years the boarded-up pub became one of the towns most notorious eyesores and at one point became an unofficial car lot. Jolly Waggoners, Surrey Docks Closed Demolished. Quebec Curve, Redriff Road Restaurant Samsons Castle, Grange Rd Business premises He had two classic vanguards, with original paperwork, but dodgy VIN numbers and for our sins, we obtained an old Capri from him complete with dodgy MOT. Plans were refused for it to become shared accommodation for ex-servicemen in 2017 by Folkestone and Hythe District Council's planning committee. Manage My Account; Log Out; More. It is thought it was in its prime in the 1950s where a picture has showed people of all ages gathered outside of it. The reason I wrote Thai was because of a review of the old pub that had also written Thai. Demolished. The building later became a free house and re-opened as Renaissance. Nice post, have you got an RSS feed I can subscribe to? 205-209. Friday night was alternative night, and it was then that they basically played the playlists from Kerrang and MTV2. The Half Moon. The Sultan, St James Rd Flats 'NAY-SAYERS' since 1999 The Swan (later the site of Caesar's). 711. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. Popular restaurant Luben's Pizza has since taken it over. Fab food and hospitality .we had a shock food better than most top . The Lord Cornwallis was located in Eridge Road. Of course, like many other pubs on this road, it has long since closed. Kent Paninis. To distinguish the two, I have slightly renamed my own blog "London Pubology". Altogether now . LOG IN. 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. I will amend the page. Market Lane was re-aligned in 1952 and now provides the access to the Discovery Centre. According to a pub archive, the official name was Tofts Jazz Club which had more than 6,000 members and moved from Bouverie Road West (where Saga is now) to Grace Hill in 1964. The pub was, for many years, south east London's boxing nursery. 2 All-American Burger Kai L./Yelp It opened in 1856, built as a Victorian gin palace, It was rebuilt in the 1930s. William IV 583 Old Kent Road. The site was on the east corner of Peckham Park Road. [5] The six volumes are available on the British History website. Still standing, now a bar called Virgo's. 210a. The quoted passage is from this section on the Old Kent Road. Old Photos of Sittingbourne, Kent - browse nostalgic, historic local photos online. 10. Rarely much trouble INSIDE - but quite often the police would have the road blocked off to traffic because of the fighting in the street. They used to serve popular Sunday roasts. The club is said to have attracted stars such as Eric Clapton and the Four Tops. 210a. 279. By the 1980s, about 90% of public houses were tied to one brewery or another. Their four year old daughter was alone with her. Location: Nearer to inner peace than I was. Top pub very welcoming land lord. Read more about it here! Demolished. Although closed by 1999, it was still standing. Rocque's Map, published in 1750, shows the thoroughfare lined with . (Photo by Reuterphoto). Demolished. Just to say, the Thomas a Becket hosts a Vietnamese restaurant, not Thai. Given its industrial vitality and importance as a route into town from the coast, its no wonder there were so many places to drink, as Walford observes in Old And New London. Landlord Matthew Liles was jailed in 2014 after he glassed a man in the face. It was commonly known beforehand as Mustang Sally's. Demolished. 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. It could get a bit noisy, but never as bad as the riot in May 1853, when there was fighting on all floors of the pub. Giraffe, 45 Penton Place To be flats. The Bridge House. You can also follow KentLive on Twitter here, as well as on our Instagram page where we share great pictures of Kent. In 2021 it was in use as a Vietnamese restaurant and bar. The Oxford Arms. Bridge House: 588 Old Kent Road. Free shipping for many products! Walford then goes on to mention a number of hostelries: The Kentish Drovers; The Thomas Becket; The Shard Arms; and The World Turned Upside Down. For lists of pubs by postcode area, visit my London Pubology site. It used to have outdoor seating, live music and real ale. 888 and it's important to stress they are definitely NOTHING like. DOVER KENT ARCHIVES. London Places. It stood empty until September 2008, when it opened as a British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical shop. How an argument in a taxi between two brothers changed a family's life forever. Tonbridge High Street in August 1980. [Beer house.] Dover Castle, Davidge St Flats Demolished. In its day it had been a Watney's Brewery pub. One of the pub's good deeds resulted in enough raffle money being raised to buy a guide dog for a blind man in Folkestone back in 1995, and another 20 by 1998. 145. The Lord Nelson has been on the same ownership for the last 25+ years and has never closed. The Brighton. On May the 10th and 11th 1941 the Elephant and Castle suffered heavy attacks in the Blitz. William Gomm, Abbeyfield Road Gone. Then the surive all guide to get home. The Rose, Snowfields Demolished It was demolished in 2004. BIZ: Trout Brook Brew House in the Yalesville section of Wallingford. It was a tobacco shop with an exclusive bar at the back, which at first was not signposted outside. A list was not available for Walworth area. Around one third of the built environment was destroyed. The Lost Pubs (of London) website is an amazing labour of love and also a depressing window into development realities as it records all the boozers that are closing down to become flats, bookies, pound shops and hostels. It became a night club in 1994. 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. And it is probably doomed. The Frampton Arms on Well Street was one of East London's first pubs with gay barstaff and entertainment. The Mogul opened in 1858 and closed in 1986 after a fire. Somehow it disappeared from my sidebar. 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). The Greyhound pub, which was in Upper Grosvenor Road, caught fire in June 2003, destroying stock and personal contents inside. We used to go and watch Jimmy Jones at the Montague Arms, I even had the LP of him live there. The Windmill Tavern was located in North Street but is now a private house. 623. General Browning MOTH Club - Hackney, London. 827. This pub was present by the 1850s and closed in 2009. Demolished. It was listed as Grade II in 1972. Woolworths can be seen on the right of this picture of High Street, Strood, in October 1980 . 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. It is a lovely little pub. 224. The old Shepherd Neame-owned building was renovated and vacated between 2008 and 2009. WEST SIDE 2. 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 King's Arms. It was called the Old Kent Road Gin Palace in the 1970s. The Elm Bar The Elm Bar 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 pub closed in 2008 and became a restaurant. It became a club after 2008. A comprehensive list of pubs in Canterbury, Kent. The Bell, Webber St Proposed flats Ballard again. Demolished. tollgates at the Green Man Pub, Old Kent Road c.1865. At this point, Old Kent Road joins New Cross Road. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Factfile:Back in its heyday Piper's was also known as Mick's Flamenco Bar in the late Sixties. The City Arms. 13.3 miles away. The pub probably closed around 2000 and was permanently closed for several years. Follow us on Last edited by kiwi on Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:15 am, edited 1 time in total. It stands on the corner of Trafalgar Avenue. Britannia: 144 Southwark Bridge 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. It was known for its burgers, hot dogs, and milkshakes. Green Man Pub Gone Days Walworth London History Camberwell St Albans New Roads tollgates at the Green Man Pub, Old Kent Road c.1865. The pub closed in 2004 and the building is in use as a surgery. Developers Churchgate bought it, applied to build flats on top of the Grade II listed building, and then failed to do so. 1903 St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School opened on New Kent Road. 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. Now demolished. The first recorded use of the name "Elephant and Castle" was in 1765. Lord Wellington, Weston St Flats List of Old Kent Road pubs. 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 Swan (later the site of Caesars). - R.J.M. Of course Stones Bar is just one of the names it underwent during its times. (centre) landlady of the Nursery Tavern, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, celebrates her 82nd birthday in 1986. The Old Neptune, Whitstable A beer garden on the beach Where: Marine Terrace, Island Wall, Whitstable, CT5 1EJ What: The Old Neptune pub gives you the chance to enjoy a pint on the beach. Globe, 20 Darwin Street Flats The Rising Sun. The Alma was a one time Charrington outlet, but was serv8ing Thomson and Sons by 1974. The Dun Cow at No. One of the great lost rail termini of London was sited at the top of the Old Kent Road, Bricklayers Arms, and after an initial, abortive, attempt to compete with London Bridge station for passengers (Bricklayers Arms was opened in 1844 but closed to passenger traffic in 1852), it settled down for the remainder of its existence as a goods depot, meaning that many industries set up along the Old Kent Road and around the Bricklayers Arms terminus in Bermondsey. 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 it closed in 2012 and is now a busy Tesco Express. 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. 50 Saint Albans Road, Barnet, EN5 4LA. It has now been knocked down. 11), towards the far, New Cross end of the road. The Old Kent Road, known as Kent Street Road until the end of the last century, was a continuation of Kent Street, in the Borough, of which we have already spoken, (fn. 338. 365. Although just to clarify, it wasnt ever Thai, always Vietnamese. Become a contributor by submitting them here. The Thistle Inn in the centre in 1866. 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