Pubs, and the demise of.
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The Fox in Keston had a fire last night, although it appears to have started on the first floor and gone upwards.0
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Real shame, the owner (Paul) is an addick.Covered End said:The Fox in Keston had a fire last night, although it appears to have started on the first floor and gone upwards.1 -
The lease on the Old Mill in Plumstead is up for sale. Don’t know if that means it’ll be turned into flats or not.Hopefully the fact it’s listed and a difficult layout keeps it as a pub.
Although it’s not what it used to be apart from the music there.1 -
I think the Queen Vic in Walford and the Rovers Return in Weatherfield might both be facing closure in view of how many drinks they give away. They’re “On the House” in practically every episode.1
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Don’t remember ever seeing the pubs in the city as busy as tonight3
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Was just opening this thread to say the same. Could barely get through Leadenhall earlier. A wonderful sightAFKABartram said:Don’t remember ever seeing the pubs in the city as busy as tonight2 -
That always had the potential to be such a great pub. It's a great looking monster of a pub from the outside.clive said:
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That’s splendid news.👍0
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Has anyone visited The Vanbrugh in Maze Hill since it re-opened on May Bank Holiday weekend?
If so....what was it like?0 -
I always find it peculiar how everyone on CL refers to The Vanbrugh pub as in Maze Hill.Simonsen said:Has anyone visited The Vanbrugh in Maze Hill since it re-opened on May Bank Holiday weekend?
If so....what was it like?
It's Colomb Street on the junction of Vanbrugh Hill.
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It's right next to Maze Hill station, so the area is referred to as Maze Hill.Covered End said:
I always find it peculiar how everyone on CL refers to The Vanbrugh pub as in Maze Hill.Simonsen said:Has anyone visited The Vanbrugh in Maze Hill since it re-opened on May Bank Holiday weekend?
If so....what was it like?
It's Colomb Street on the junction of Vanbrugh Hill.
What you're suggesting is the same as someone saying, "why do people say Charlton play in Charlton, when they play in Floyd Road".
(Anyway, The Vanbrugh is actually on the junction of Colomb Street and Woodlands Park Road)5 -
As I used to live nearby for 20 years, went to school on Maze Hill, worked just off Maze Hill and have frequented The Vanbrugh and it's previous guises. I know exactly where it is and it's not right next to Maze Hill station which is the point I'm making.Off_it said:
It's right next to Maze Hill station, so the area is referred to as Maze Hill.Covered End said:
I always find it peculiar how everyone on CL refers to The Vanbrugh pub as in Maze Hill.Simonsen said:Has anyone visited The Vanbrugh in Maze Hill since it re-opened on May Bank Holiday weekend?
If so....what was it like?
It's Colomb Street on the junction of Vanbrugh Hill.
What you're suggesting is the same as someone saying, "why do people say Charlton play in Charlton, when they play in Floyd Road".
(Anyway, The Vanbrugh is actually on the junction of Colomb Street and Woodlands Park Road)
I suppose if you live/lived there, went to school there and worked there, you have a different view of the area known as Maze Hill.
A bit like on the news where they refer to Brockley as Lewisham.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Vanbrugh/@51.4824524,0.0041379,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47d8a96b35ce3639:0x21b2b9a5993bff97!8m2!3d51.4833945!4d0.0079037!16s/g/11nc4nqh31?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==
https://www.allinlondon.co.uk/tube/maze-hill/bars0 -
We could solve this all if you both learn co-ordinates0
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Oh……are there two pubs called The Vanbrugh?Covered End said:
I always find it peculiar how everyone on CL refers to The Vanbrugh pub as in Maze Hill.Simonsen said:Has anyone visited The Vanbrugh in Maze Hill since it re-opened on May Bank Holiday weekend?
If so....what was it like?
It's Colomb Street on the junction of Vanbrugh Hill.1 -
One pub on the corner of Colomb Street and Woodlands Park Road and a 10 second walk from Vanbrugh Hill.
The closest pub to Maze Hill station is The Plume of Feathers and the landlord was Jimmy Rose many years ago and I used to hang out with his daughter Maria.
https://www.google.com/local/place/fid/0x47d8a96b35ce3639:0x21b2b9a5993bff97/photosphere?iu=https://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?panoid=mceWseH8LQCHTavWppObig&cb_client=search.gws-prod.gps&yaw=35.68142&pitch=0&thumbfov=100&w=0&h=0&ik=CAISFm1jZVdzZUg4TFFDSFRhdldwcE9iaWc=&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikkIOYgr6UAxU7T0EAHQPGKSoQpx96BAhAEBI
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Maze+Hill,+London+SE10+9XG/The+Vanbrugh,+91+Colomb+St,+London+SE10+9EZ/@51.4837739,0.0026942,17z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d8a8286278dd7d:0x77db51455a65f1d4!2m2!1d0.0029564!2d51.4825565!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d8a96b35ce3639:0x21b2b9a5993bff97!2m2!1d0.0079037!2d51.4833945?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==
Hardys was the closest to Maze Hill until it closed https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/11/19/greenwich-pub-hardys-freehouse-changes-near-completion/0 -
It's 100 metres from the end of the platform. I'd say that was pretty close.Covered End said:
As I used to live nearby for 20 years, went to school on Maze Hill, worked just off Maze Hill and have frequented The Vanbrugh and it's previous guises. I know exactly where it is and it's not right next to Maze Hill station which is the point I'm making.Off_it said:
It's right next to Maze Hill station, so the area is referred to as Maze Hill.Covered End said:
I always find it peculiar how everyone on CL refers to The Vanbrugh pub as in Maze Hill.Simonsen said:Has anyone visited The Vanbrugh in Maze Hill since it re-opened on May Bank Holiday weekend?
If so....what was it like?
It's Colomb Street on the junction of Vanbrugh Hill.
What you're suggesting is the same as someone saying, "why do people say Charlton play in Charlton, when they play in Floyd Road".
(Anyway, The Vanbrugh is actually on the junction of Colomb Street and Woodlands Park Road)
I suppose if you live/lived there, went to school there and worked there, you have a different view of the area known as Maze Hill.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Vanbrugh/@51.4824524,0.0041379,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47d8a96b35ce3639:0x21b2b9a5993bff97!8m2!3d51.4833945!4d0.0079037!16s/g/11nc4nqh31?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==3 -
Proper Charlton measurement !Off_it said:
It's 100 metres from the end of the platform. I'd say that was pretty close.Covered End said:
As I used to live nearby for 20 years, went to school on Maze Hill, worked just off Maze Hill and have frequented The Vanbrugh and it's previous guises. I know exactly where it is and it's not right next to Maze Hill station which is the point I'm making.Off_it said:
It's right next to Maze Hill station, so the area is referred to as Maze Hill.Covered End said:
I always find it peculiar how everyone on CL refers to The Vanbrugh pub as in Maze Hill.Simonsen said:Has anyone visited The Vanbrugh in Maze Hill since it re-opened on May Bank Holiday weekend?
If so....what was it like?
It's Colomb Street on the junction of Vanbrugh Hill.
What you're suggesting is the same as someone saying, "why do people say Charlton play in Charlton, when they play in Floyd Road".
(Anyway, The Vanbrugh is actually on the junction of Colomb Street and Woodlands Park Road)
I suppose if you live/lived there, went to school there and worked there, you have a different view of the area known as Maze Hill.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Vanbrugh/@51.4824524,0.0041379,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47d8a96b35ce3639:0x21b2b9a5993bff97!8m2!3d51.4833945!4d0.0079037!16s/g/11nc4nqh31?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==2 -
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Its not close to Maze Hill which is at the London end of Maze Hill station but it is close to Vanbrugh Hill which is not far from the Kent end of Maze Hill station3
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Correct and as you live there I'll give you a likeAlwaysneil said:Its not close to Maze Hill which is at the London end of Maze Hill station but it is close to Vanbrugh Hill which is not far from the Kent end of Maze Hill station
0.2 miles/320 metres if you search.
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For City drinkers. every 6 months ido a charity pub crawl with work peeps, get given cryptic clues to work out what the next pub is etcThursday’s offerings was a Northbound one to Old St / Shoreditch
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Counting House, Cornhill
Red Lion, Eldon St
Long Arm, Worship St
The Angel, City Rd
Artlillary Arms, Bunhill Row
Horse & Groom, Curtain Rd
Friday work was fun :-(2 -
Artillery Arms is a gemAFKABartram said:For City drinkers. every 6 months ido a charity pub crawl with work peeps, get given cryptic clues to work out what the next pub is etcThursday’s offerings was a Northbound one to Old St / Shoreditch
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Counting House, Cornhill
Red Lion, Eldon St
Long Arm, Worship St
The Angel, City Rd
Artlillary Arms, Bunhill Row
Horse & Groom, Curtain Rd
Friday work was fun :-(
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Worked around there for years. Always had the best pint of pride - they sold so much it was practically a new keg every day. It was always fresh.Croydon said:
Artillery Arms is a gemAFKABartram said:For City drinkers. every 6 months ido a charity pub crawl with work peeps, get given cryptic clues to work out what the next pub is etcThursday’s offerings was a Northbound one to Old St / Shoreditch
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Counting House, Cornhill
Red Lion, Eldon St
Long Arm, Worship St
The Angel, City Rd
Artlillary Arms, Bunhill Row
Horse & Groom, Curtain Rd
Friday work was fun :-(
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Find it very hard to believe that that particular location in greenwich isn't commercially viable for the incumbent. Maybe it falls below their target rate of profit/ revenue.clive said:"Belushi’s in Greenwich has closed for good following plans to convert into a convenience store.
The pub/bar near Greenwich station has been around under the Belushi’s name since the millennium. It was previously called The Prince of Orange. A pub has existed on site since 1860."
Also I think the murkydepths report is reaching a little for shock value. There is some way to go yet in terms of what can happen at the site even if Belushi's owner's close the current incarnation that is a 90s style bar/pub. A convenience store there would be the last thing I could image, but sure it may have been was mentioned in an earlier application as Murkeydepths states, but doesn't mean that is what it will become. But at least that report should trigger others more local than some of us, to take an interest!0 -
Cue Frank the Yank to take an interest. It's a prime position for a decent pub/restaurant.swords_alive said:
Find it very hard to believe that that particular location in greenwich isn't commercially viable for the incumbent. Maybe it falls below their target rate of profit/ revenue.clive said:"Belushi’s in Greenwich has closed for good following plans to convert into a convenience store.
The pub/bar near Greenwich station has been around under the Belushi’s name since the millennium. It was previously called The Prince of Orange. A pub has existed on site since 1860."
Also I think the murkydepths report is reaching a little for shock value. There is some way to go yet in terms of what can happen at the site even if Belushi's owner's close the current incarnation that is a 90s style bar/pub. A convenience store there would be the last thing I could image, but sure it may have been was mentioned in an earlier application as Murkeydepths states, but doesn't mean that is what it will become. But at least that report should trigger others more local than some of us, to take an interest!1 -
Simonsen said:Has anyone visited The Vanbrugh in Maze Hill since it re-opened on May Bank Holiday weekend?
If so....what was it like?
Just catching up on this... It's 'fine'...especially if you like standard lager (hello Madri) etc but if you want anything a bit more interesting to drink, then you're going to be out of luck....not even a Camden Pale to be had... So, for me, the drinks (or lack of variety of) make it a place I won't be going back to for a session... The food was absolutely fine too and they've done it out nicely, but it's just all a bit pitcher and piano for me.. That said, I live on Annandale Road (altho closer to The River), and my wife and I like the occasional weekend lunch out where we don't have to travel far, so I will no doubt be back....1
