Guide Name: Historic Pubs and Hotels Guide Location: England Southampton Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (A)) # of Attractions: 7 Tour Duration: 2.0 Hour(s) Travel Distance: 1.7 Km or 1.1 Miles Author: Steve Bond Author Bio: Steve Bond lives in Southampton and has an interest in local history and beer drinking. 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 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. White Lion - Barnet. According to Dover Kent Archives, the pub called its orders for the final time in 2009. 148. The trend of country pubs is creeping back in, with picturesque boozers pulling in the punters. Rose & Crown, Southwark Park Road Flats Their four year old daughter was alone with her. //-->. 338. Lord Nelson, Canon Beck Road Closed The Windmill Tavern was located in North Street but is now a private house. The building dates from about 1840. Follow us on or Contacts Colour item.Old Kent Road, London.Travelling shots from vehicle driving down Old Kent Road showing school, road systems, wastelan. I have another blog of my film reviews over at Ewan at the Cinema. [Beer house and brewery.] It has since been converted to flats, The White Lion pub has sat derelict for more than a decade, The Happy Frenchman in Christ Church road has seen many incarnations in its 160 year history. 37-39 Old Kent Road. Had a couple of mad nights in the Gin Palace. The Lord Nelson (Walworth SE1). 82-86. 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. Dagenham 1 : 21120 This rough field sketch, or 'foul' copy, was produced on several pieces of irregularly cut paper joined together and laid on the verso of the triangulation map for southern England. The Hole In The Wall in the High Street was a popular watering hole in the town from the 1960s to the 1980s. William Gomm, Abbeyfield Road Gone. Millwall Fc. 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. 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. Anybody remember the man who used to play the piano in the late 1950s? 559. Canterbury Arms pub 871 Old Kent Road. The late Dave Prowse (aka Darth Vader) was photographed meeting Muhammed Ali here. The Globe, Gt Dover St Demolished Pat was the father and Steve was the son. Millwall v West Ham - The pubs get done down The Old Kent Road Stories From The Terraces 223 subscribers Subscribe 45 Share 10K views 1 year ago #WestHamUnited #ICF #MillwallFC West Ham. Needless to say, youve done a much better job with the camera than I managed. It was always popular with punters who were able to enjoy a pint, watch Sky Sports and listen to live music. Photo credits for some of the pics below from SarfLondonDunc Flickr Set of Pubs and Dead Pubs. In 2021 it was in use as a Vietnamese restaurant and bar. What s next, Whitechapel Road? Gloucester Arms Closed Many popular boozers are no longer with us - how many of these do you remember? The Duke of Kent pub that became a mosque is very sadly being demolished at the present time. While the club started out as something a little bit different, where people would actually take part in jazz lessons, this spot is somewhat nostalgic for dozens of adults who grew up in the Sixties and 70s. Demolished. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The Frampton Arms on Well Street was one of East London's first pubs with gay barstaff and entertainment. DOVER KENT ARCHIVES. Page Updated:- Monday, 09 January, 2023. The Zetland Arms, Kingsdown Kingsdown is a dream coastal village, whose narrow main street tumbles downhill to one of the most famed beauty spots on the Kent coast. Rocque's Map, published in 1750, shows the thoroughfare lined with . Britannia: 144 Southwark Bridge Road. S531040 Quick View High Street c1955 Ref. The Royal Fountain Hotel in St Margaret's Street, Canterbury - where the entrance to the Marlowe Arcade now stands - was perhaps Kent's first ever pub. Covering the north side of the Thames, East Ham and Ilford are to the left, and Rainham to the right. Beaten Path, 267 Walworth Road Supermarket The Prince Consort. Sign in. Brunswick Tavern 148-150 Old Kent Road. List of Old Kent Road pubs. Temple Bar, 286 Walworth Road Shop It was demolished in 1988. Location: Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells. Two Brewers, West Lane Flats 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. The line of the old Grand Surrey Canal, which was finally closed in 1971 and then drained, has been incorporated into the park, with one branch of it forming a pleasant pedestrian and cycle path from Camberwell right up to Peckham Library. I look forward to reading each installment through to Park Lane and Mayfair. Demolished. The pub had its five minutes of fame when Homes under the Hammer featured it in an episode. It was commonly known beforehand as Mustang Sally's. 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. The 16th century coaching inn, which is famous for its traditional ales, was under ownership of the Spa Hotel. By the time it closed in 1983, most of the industrial works had long since moved out, leaving large tracts of bleak space, the remains of gasworks and other heavy industry, and a pall of underdevelopment.3 Efforts have been made at regeneration, of course, the most notable being the reclamation of much of the bombed land west of the Old Kent Road as a vast new open space, Burgess Park.4. Demolished. Of course, the Old Kent Road has always been a major thoroughfare and has changed greatly since it is first recorded, as part of the Roman road Watling Street,2 but the twentieth century in particular has seen a vast amount of post-World War II rebuilding. However, The Thomas Becket has reopened as a pub. Waterloo, Lost Pubs In London, SE1: Southwark & Waterloo,