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Crown and Anchor pub, Brixton Road, Brixton goes card-only

fortyplus said:
However, I do think we are seeing a long-term revival of the inner cities driven largely by rising fuel costs which make suburban living less attractive. A generation ago, yuppies moved out of Clapham to breed in Godalming; now they stay into middle-age, so the next cohort that would have taken their place has to look at places like Brixton.
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This, I think, is the root of the phenomenon. London especially is seeing a massive resurgence in population after decades of decline. An extra million people in the last 20 years (and another million in the next 20, no doubt). Coupled with housing policies that are designed to keep the property bubble inflated (not that this is expicitly stated), and you get what you see today.
 
When I was on the dole, the council was paying my rip-off landlord a wad of cash for a shithole. He must have been laughing all the way to the bank.
 
I'm just glad to see a Free House with well kept ale and cider. There's nowhere else in Brixton like it. I've only been there once in its new incarnation because I've not been well so maybe I'm not qualified to comment on the clientele. Anyway, I saw a lot of very long term residents, drank some lovely beer and went home to my estate. I wasn't the only person there I know who was in social housing, either.
 
Mrs Magpie said:
I'm just glad to see a Free House with well kept ale and cider. There's nowhere else in Brixton like it. I've only been there once in its new incarnation because I've not been well so maybe I'm not qualified to comment on the clientele. Anyway, I saw a lot of very long term residents, drank some lovely beer and went home to my estate. I wasn't the only person there I know who was in social housing, either.
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Yep. It's a great addition to the area.
 
The complaints about it being a young/trendy bar are off the mark because the pub's main draw is well-kept ales. My friends who enjoy trying new drinks (and actually have taste in beer) love it, but most of my drinking buddies are like 'Where's the music and pool table?'

The type of people who are despised on this forum want pints of Stella Artois Black or terribly kept Doombar for a treat; how many handpumps a pub has means nothing to them and they won't be flocking to the C&A.
 
Damarr said:
The complaints about it being a young/trendy bar are off the mark because the pub's main draw is well-kept ales. My friends who enjoy trying new drinks (and actually have taste in beer) love it, but most of my drinking buddies are like 'Where's the music and pool table?'

The type of people who are despised on this forum want pints of Stella Artois Black or terribly kept Doombar for a treat; how many handpumps a pub has means nothing to them and they won't be flocking to the C&A.
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This is entirely true. To go back to my earlier point this is why the place is a good example of the complexity of the issue though because IMO it's still clearly part of the cycle of gentrification. The 'hipster' thing looks like a way of picking on a small, visible element to avoid the point - who has more power to push up property prices, a middle aged lawyer who likes the occasional real ale or some 20 year old art student who spends his money on tight jeans or funny haircuts?
 
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What's going on there, then?
 
Agree once you get in there and have a beer it's a world away from the nightmarish places on Clapham High Street and I can't really see it appealing to that crowd. Yeah it looks quite 'hip' and I'd personally like it better if it felt a bit cosier but there's no other pub nearby that comes close to it in terms of beer. (Will be interesting to see if they can keep that many on tap/pump at once and maintain the quality over time.)
It seems to have fairly broad appeal, like a good local should - when I went in the front half of the pub was pretty raucous, with the back half consisting of a group with young kids, and a couple of, yes, hipsters watching movies through headphones on their MacBook Pros (which is really quite unforgiveable), and a few Camra types scattered around for good measure. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. I hope they can keep the balance between 'destination' pub and decent local once word gets around and people start coming from further afield.
 
So does the Crown and Anchor open in the daytime or is it following this annoying trend of not opening 'til 5.00pm?

I was gasping for a drink yesterday afternoon after gardening, and White Horse and George IV don't open 'til 5.00pm and Elm Park wasn't opened 'til 5.00pm either. :mad:
 
Well so much for gentrification of the area - there's a payday loan/money lending shop opening next door to the crown + anchor. I guess that's potentially helpful if (as has happened several times recently) I leave the place pennilless after a day of drinking.
 
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