Lost pubs, cinemas, theatres and squats of Brixton

Giles · Dec 7, 2005

IntoStella said:
Coast Bar up the LJ bit of CHL has gone, hasn't it?

And that pub in Herne Hill Road - the Harriers?

The Coast Bar, last time I walked past it, is now a Thai (or some other sort of oriental) restaurant, I think.

Giles..

pooka · Dec 7, 2005

ianw said:
the springfield on solon road

and there was a pub on the road opposite, south of acre lane...been converted into flats, but it's obviously still a pub building.

Former Branksome Arms in......Branksome Road

Just out of Brixton, the splendidly monikered Perseverence Arms on Nelson Row (in William Bonny estate off Clapham High Street).

The name was a reference to a ship, not the application of the regulars to their supping.

Now flats.

Donna Ferentes · Dec 7, 2005

There's a "Perseverance Works" in Hackney.

editor · Dec 7, 2005

Eeek! This is turning into another monster project.

Here's the list so far. If anyone's got full addresses and amy more info it would be appreciated!

Brixton Road

The pub that is now a building society opp the job centre (Black Horse?)
Russell Hotel

Loughborough Junc:

Coast Bar
Mucky Duck
Green Man
Warrior

Brixton

The Loughborough Park Tavern (corner of Coldharbour lane and Gresham Road where Barrier Block is)
Bradys Atlantic Road
Lord Stanley, 31 Hinton Road (demolished???)
Russell Hotel, 116 Brixton Road
Warrior, 242 Coldharbour Lane
Duke of Cornwall, 89 Lyham Road (converted to flats)
Royal Oak, 2 Lyham Road (under threat of demolition?)
The Wickwood tavern, Flaxman rd., 'luxury' flats,
The White Heart, Loughborough Rd, also now flats.
The Red Lion (formerly "the screw's pub" at 191 Lyham Road
the springfield on corner of solon road and kepler road.
two on lyham road
King of Sardinia
That pub at the top of Acre Lane
Branksome Arms, Branksome Road
Hammelton, corner of Akerman and Arthur Rd
Pub on corner of Sussex Rd/Loughborough Park Rd (back of Moorlands estate)

Atlantic Rd area

Windsor castle
Hamilton Arms
Bradys
Harriers - Herne Hill Rd

Plough, Stockwell

aurora green · Dec 7, 2005

Blimey, that's so many.

Minnie_the_Minx · Dec 7, 2005

aurora green said:
Blimey, that's so many.

Too bloody right :mad:

Andy the Don · Dec 7, 2005

lang rabbie said:
About ten years ago, a group of us once managed to pub-crawl all the way down New Park Road and Lyham Road. I remember one place where the landlord was the spitting image of Al Murray, right down to his attitude to a female member of our party drinking pints!

It wasn't an Irish chap in the Sultan..??

Ms T · Dec 8, 2005

I think there was a pub on Railton Road as well that got demolished after the riots.

editor · Dec 8, 2005

Ms T said:
I think there was a pub on Railton Road as well that got demolished after the riots.

The Windsor Castle in Leeson Road was set on fire and completely destroyed and The George public house in Railton Road was firebombed. It's now rebuilt as Mingles/Harmony.

Brixton riot

Minnie_the_Minx · Dec 8, 2005

Andy the Don said:
It wasn't an Irish chap in the Sultan..??

He's a right miserable git he is

nick · Dec 8, 2005

Pub on the North side of Acre Lane opposite the Hope & Anchor - I believe that it shut a couple of years ago after one too many firearms incidents.

Or has that been mentioned already?

Does Isobar count? (had a brief life betwen Coach & Horses and Living / Linving room

editor · Dec 8, 2005

nick said:
Does Isobar count? (had a brief life betwen Coach & Horses and Living / Linving room

Nah. I'm after pubs that are completely closed.

Isobar was, well, odd, wasn't it? All that cod-Arabic sitting down business in the back. Bit of a shock after the no-frills 1970s-ness of the Coach and Horses.

lang rabbie · Dec 8, 2005

Andy the Don said:
It wasn't an Irish chap in the Sultan..??

My memory's failing me. I do remember when the Sultan was a proper Irish pub, with at least two different stouts on tap (Guinness and Beamish), and am I imagining they sometimes had Murphy's as well.

editor · Dec 8, 2005

Just been pedalling around Brixton taking snaps. What's happening at the Loughborough Hotel? The pub's still open, but there's work going on over the rest of the building.

Is it - as I fear and suspect - being turned into Yupp 'urban-living' flats?

lang rabbie · Dec 8, 2005

editor said:
Just been pedalling around Brixton taking snaps. What's happening at the Loughborough Hotel? The pub's still open, but there's work going on over the rest of the building.

Is it - as I fear and suspect - being turned into Yupp 'urban-living' flats?

We had a previous thread on this - no one spotted the planning notices in time.

Conversion of first, second, third floors and part ground floor and basement into nine self-contained flats, along with associated external alterations; retention of part of ground floor bar and cellar as a public house (Use Class A3).

I think only the front bar gets saved and both of the back function rooms go.

editor · Dec 8, 2005

OK, I've been pedalling around Brixton in the freezing cold today and made a start on the 'Lost Pubs' section: http://www.urban75.org/brixton/bars/lost-pubs.html

Lots more to come!

Input, background, anecdotes etc gratefully received!

Ol Nick · Dec 9, 2005

nick said:
Pub on the North side of Acre Lane opposite the Hope & Anchor - I believe that it shut a couple of years ago after one too many firearms incidents.

Duke of Wellington?

gaijingirl · Dec 9, 2005

Ol Nick said:
Duke of Wellington?

I used to live right next to that. They kept having people shooting their guns in there... so they closed it down. My ex-landlord once had to mop up someone who had been knived in there too...

editor · Dec 9, 2005

Been working hard at this and have now added the Branksome and Black Horse to the main page here: http://www.urban75.org/brixton/bars/lost-pubs.html and a separate page for the Mucky Duck: http://www.urban75.org/brixton/bars/the-crown.html

Most of the research I could find came from these very boards (!) but I could use more help checking the details. Shame hatboy's no longer here really as he was great for this kind of stuff (but... etc etc)

Coming up next: the Green Man and the Warrior!

MICKD · Dec 10, 2005

Gresham Arms, just north of Gresham Road, off Wiltshire Road. Closed about 10 years ago. Converted to flats I think.

editor · Dec 10, 2005

Cheers for that - I'd never heard of it but I'll add it to my list now!

I've now added a work-in-progress page on the Green Man, Loughborough Junction:
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/bars/green-man.html

It's kind of depressing to discover that there's so little information online about these once-vital community pubs - most of the background stuff is coming off these boards!

As ever comments and feedback welcomed!

potential · Dec 10, 2005

the bonn-bonne norwood road ?
does that count.

editor · Dec 11, 2005

Just added a photo of the Duke of Wellington (Acre Lane) to the Lost Pubs section:
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/bars/lost-pubs.html

Anyone know exactly when it closed?

Seeing as I've already got a ton of historic research/photos already up on the site, I'm going to expand the section into 'Lost Brixton' and include lost theatres, gigs etc too...

potential: I've not heard of the bonn-bonne in Norwood road, but I'm looking for boozers in/very close to Brixton.

netbob · Dec 11, 2005

Only a suggestion, but can't you start nailing up some plaques?

editor · Dec 12, 2005

Nice one!

pooka · Dec 12, 2005

editor said:
Just added a photo of the Duke of Wellington (Acre Lane) to the Lost Pubs section:
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/bars/lost-pubs.html

Anyone know exactly when it closed?

July 2003. See here

Edit to add: I don't think there were many locals who mourned the closing of the Wellington, other than in the sense of a nice building being underused. The Hope across the road is rarely full and the Wellington had become a magnate for wannabe gangsters from all over the place, with a penchant for shootings in the street.Gang warfare trio banged up;Armed thugs are caged

The closure of the Wellington was actually discussed on these boards, with the usual positions adopted.

editor · Dec 12, 2005

pooka said:
July 2003. See here

Cheers - I forgot about that!

So much for the "expected to re-open soon" bit in that report....

netbob · Dec 12, 2005

editor said:
Nice one!

Where can we get plaques made/printed?

editor · Dec 12, 2005

memespring said:
Where can we get plaques made/printed?

I think I need to finish the section first!!

I'm going to keep on adding/photographing all the closed pubs I can find and then redesign the section to be called, LOST BRIXTON, adding features on the Empress, Brixton Theatre etc.

Minnie_the_Minx · Dec 12, 2005

editor said:
Just added a photo of the Duke of Wellington (Acre Lane) to the Lost Pubs section:
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/bars/lost-pubs.html

Anyone know exactly when it closed?

Seeing as I've already got a ton of historic research/photos already up on the site, I'm going to expand the section into 'Lost Brixton' and include lost theatres, gigs etc too...

potential: I've not heard of the bonn-bonne in Norwood road, but I'm looking for boozers in/very close to Brixton.

Think it may be the other side of Brocky towards the Half Moon? (Could be thinking of somewhere else)

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