The Angel pub, Coldharbour Lane

[Onket]

There's a sign outside that says it's 'Temporarily Closed'. I can't see what else it says cos the print is too small to read from the bus.

This sign has gone. I noticed it a while back but wasn't sure which thread I'd posted on.

 

[editor]

It's being taken over by Brick Box from Brixton Village and turned into some sort of arts space:
http://www.urban75.org/blog/angel-pub-on-coldharbour-lane-to-become-arty-community-space/

 

[editor]

The standard Lexadon mansard room has been bolted on. Seamlessly blended!

 

[TruXta]

The standard Lexadon mansard room has been bolted on. Seamlessly blended!

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What's it gonna end up as? Any indication?

 

[editor]

What's it gonna end up as? Any indication?

A pal of Jerry "Multi Millionaire" Knight posted here a while ago and said that they still intended to open the downstairs as a bar/restaurant. I have my doubts about the pub part.

 

[TruXta]

A pal of Jerry "Multi Millionaire" Knight posted here a while ago and said that they still intended to open the downstairs as a bar/restaurant. I have my doubts about the pub part.

Bar =/= pub. I can see them wanting a bar there tho - catering to the noveau Brixtonnes.

 

[Chilavert]

I love Victorian corner boozers; such a shame to see so many of them being used for other things...

 

[editor]

Bar =/= pub. I can see them wanting a bar there tho - catering to the noveau Brixtonnes.

God help us.

 

[TruXta]

God help us.

12 quid cocktails concocted for sir by mixologists. What's not to like?

 

[teuchter]

The standard Lexadon mansard room has been bolted on. Seamlessly blended!

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That is not a mansard roof.

 

[editor]

That is not a mansard roof.

Whatever it is, it doesn't look very nice or complement the building very well.

 

[teuchter]

It's designed so that it's not really visible from the street, by setting back from the parapet of the original building.

The trick doesn't work for nearby high-rise residents of course.

 

[Onket]

Whatever it is, it doesn't look very nice or complement the building very well.

Bit early to tell, tbf. It'll be difficult to see it from the ground. The brick looks a pretty good colour match anyway. What's under the plastic sheeting?

 

[Rushy]

I saw it yesterday from the ground and thought it was fairly discreet - as are the new houses out back. My guess is that not a lot of thought was given to the aerial view.

 

[Chilavert]

Bit early to tell, tbf. It'll be difficult to see it from the ground. The brick looks a pretty good colour match anyway. What's under the plastic sheeting?

Agreed.

I'd assume the bricks will fade to match the rest of the building after a couple of years...

 

[cuppa tee]

The standard Lexadon mansard room has been bolted on. Seamlessly blended!

made me think of this.......