Pubs West & South West London Derelict London

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="005fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <B>  </B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Rounded MT Bold" ><B>www.derelictlondon.com</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="02c5d430.jpg" border=0 width="93" height="67" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=50 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="006d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#C0C0C0" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> Derelict London Pubs - West and South West London</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2edc50d20.jpg" border=0 width="336" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2edd51d30.jpg" border=0 width="337" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="673" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 324 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2eded03e0.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="318" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="449"><div> <B>Cobham KT11 - San Dominico Restaurant & Bar </B></div> <bR> <div> Ive driven past this empty building beside the A3 for years.There is something always slightly sinister looking about it - in a Hammer House of Horror sort of way. There is always a light on in one of the windows presumably security. </div> <div> There have been rumours that it has some sort of secret military use.....................</div> <bR> <div> Colin writes:<I> “I moved to Esher from S.E London in 1982 and I'm sure it was closed then. No one seems to know the truth behind it, but local legend says it's owned by a wealthy farmer. Geographically it's positioned roughly in front of the Cobham Hilton by a few hundred yards. I believe it still stands because the owner wouldn't sell it to be demolished to provide an access road from the A3 to the hotel. Allegedly he keeps it standing empty either as an act of defiance to big business or maybe it's just 'because he can!!' Another story is that the restaurant  was put out of business by the upgrading of the A3 causing it to become too dangerous for motorists to enter or exit the fast moving traffic. I have on rare occasions seen a guard sunning himself in a deckchair on a fine day, but I've never seen a vehicle in the car park. Whether or not there is any truth to either story only time will tell but for now it adds to the mystery.”</I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id1109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brixton Pubs"><U><B><IMG SRC="1e6a30ec0.jpg" border=0 width="304" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Brixton SW9 (Russell Hotel)</B></div> <div> Tom writes:<I> "It was being run by a very drunk old irish barman called John, who claimed to have been put </I></div> <div> <I>there by the brewery to keep it open whilst  they looked for a new owner. Any time we went in there there </I></div> <div> <I>John was pissed as a fart, hardly able to focus on the beer pumps. His moods tended to swing between</I></div> <div> <I>jovial friendliness, anger and close to tears. One time a deaf couple came in and he mistook their speaking </I></div> <div> <I>difficulties for drunkeness, refused to serve them as he thought  they'd had enough already and shouted at</I></div> <div> <I>them till they left. It  closed a couple of weeks after that."</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="2e1129fd0.jpg" border=0 width="297" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="2e1745fd0.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>Nine Elms SW8 - Bar SW8</B></div> <div> Originally a traditional boozer called The Bell and then renamed Bar SW8 and resyled more as a late night club/party venue.</div> <div> Closed down  in July 2007 after a man across the road <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >pulled a machine gun from under his coat and opened fire </FONT></div> <div> spraying bullets everywhere.The doorman of Bar SW8, Kolawole Babadiya, died,  and another man who was</div> <div> hit survived. He was described as being unable to control the gun as it fired and it was only his "incompetence", </div> <div> according to police, that prevented more people being injured.At least 18 bullets were fired by the gunman, </div> <div> police kept an open mind as to the motive but believe the gunman may have been from a local gang and was</div> <div> firing at other gang members in the street. BBC Crimewatch featured this incident and a £20,000 reward was </div> <div> offered to bring Mr Babadiya's killer to justice but so far nobody has been charged with this crime.</div> <div> The pub now accomodates a 2nd hand furniture shop.</div> <div>   <IMG SRC="2e4814bc0.jpg" border=0 width="276" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="2e461ebc0.jpg" border=0 width="286" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT></div> <div> <B>Loughborough Junction SW9 - The Crown (aka The Muddy Duck)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id1109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brixton Pubs"><U><B><IMG SRC="1e6c2dec0.jpg" border=0 width="301" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> <IMG SRC="2e4412ef0.jpg" border=0 width="274" height="239" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Loughborough Junction SW9 (Green Man)</B></div> <div> now being converted into flats</div> <bR> <div> Brian writes: "<I>Fond memories - the Green Man was my local, and a well mellow place to boot</I></div> <div> <I>back in the late 80s. Perhaps because there was a good old-fashioned late</I></div> <div> <I>night fighting pub a couple of hundred yards down the road - brawls pretty</I></div> <div> <I>much guaranteed every weekend - and the serious trendies hung out in</I></div> <div> <I>Brixton proper. The sound system had a winning line in Trojan and other</I></div> <div> <I>early ska, and Gus the landlord was a particularly genial man. I was told</I></div> <div> <I>once after a few bevvies that ex T Rex bongo player Mickie Finn lived just</I></div> <div> <I>down the road before he died. As far as I can recall the Green Man shut in</I></div> <div> <I>about 1990 - the rumour was that Gus had to leg it back to Jamaica at</I></div> <div> <I>fairly short notice for some reason."</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="2e1526dd0.jpg" border=0 width="294" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>Brixton - The Angel</B></div> <div> This pub was featured on BBC  in the 1980's  in a TV report about West Indian immigrants coming to Brixton in the 1950's. </div> <div> It suggests that the Angel was an important part of Brixton's rhistory, being the 'first pub to sell drinks to coloured people'</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2e4bdcfa0.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="2e4d11fa0.jpg" border=0 width="273" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Brixton - Coach & Horses (aka LIving)</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="2e1326ea0.jpg" border=0 width="294" height="234" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>Heston TW5 - The Hope and Anchor</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="2b9b27dd0.jpg" border=0 width="295" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="2b9dcfde0.jpg" border=0 width="207" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>Isleworth TE7 (Kings Arms)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2ba124db0.jpg" border=0 width="292" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Roehampton SW15  (Kings Head)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2ba3cdec0.jpg" border=0 width="205" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Roehampton SW15  (Montague Arms)</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="608" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="602"><div>                     <IMG SRC="24cf961e0.png" border=0 width="406" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Want present day pics of your old haunts? Researching your family tree and need location pics? Pictures taken to order - low cost - any job considered (not just derelicts!). Much cheaper than professional photographers</B></div> <div> Contact: Paul at derelictlondon.com     <A HREF="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk"><U><IMG SRC="24d1931a0.png" border=0 width="147" height="26" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="429" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="425"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="425" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id169.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U><B><IMG SRC="239a30e40.jpg" border=0 width="304" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Kingston KT1 (The Cambridge Arms)</B></div> <div> David Sydenham writes:</div> <div> <I>"I used to live in a flat opposite the pub.It was a fairly rough pub on a main road going out of Kingston. Behind the pub are a couple of tower </I></div> <div> <I>blocks which the police/fire brigade seem to be called out to on a regular basis. Not many people used to be in there, they tried to do the pub</I></div> <div> <I> up and painted it the lovely red colour in the photo which made it look a lot worse. A couple of months after the ‘renovation’ there was a fire</I></div> <div> <I> one night (early 2002 I think), which I took great delight in watching. It was boarded up for a few months before gypsies or ‘eco-warriors’ </I></div> <div> <I>got into the pub and set-up a ‘second-hand’ shop with the usual car stereos and mattresses on sale. Its now been knocked down I’ve heard."</I></div> <bR> <div> Now luxury flats..........</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="23362dd90.jpg" border=0 width="301" height="217" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Putney SW15 (The Boat & Dragon)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2d102be00.jpg" border=0 width="299" height="224" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Notting Hill W11 - The Leinster</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="pubs___crooked_billet_staines_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pubs Crooked Billet Staines,Ancient Bri"><U><B><IMG SRC="12f429cd0.jpg" border=0 width="297" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Staines TW18 (The Crooked Billet)</B></div> <div> Well known local landmark at the infamous roundabout of the same name.Now demolished & to be replaced by</div> <div> 39 flats....Once owned by  Beefeater pub food chain </div> <div> Claire writes: <I>"I knew this place well, it had been there for years. If I remember rightly, most of the food wasn't all </I></div> <div> <I>that but the ice cream was quite nice! I lived in the Staines area between 1995 and 2000, and the pub closed a </I></div> <div> <I>year or so before I moved back to London (sometime in the late 1990s). I still pass it regularly and the back of </I></div> <div> <I>the building appears to have been quite severely gutted by fire - there are a number of very large holes in the </I></div> <div> <I>roof. It has stood derelict for a long time, and it is only relatively recently that a demolition notice has appeared </I></div> <div> <I>outside the pub. Not a bad place (a bit bland perhaps), but there were always much better pubs in Staines!"</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id162.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U><B><IMG SRC="cfd23b20.jpg" border=0 width="291" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Hayes UB3 (The Royal Oak)</B></div> <div> Now demolished - now a building site for flats</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="609" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 471 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id1109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brixton Pubs"><U><B><IMG SRC="250f21c30.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Bradys now derelict in 2008</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="306"><div> <A HREF="id1109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brixton Pubs"><U><B><IMG SRC="25112f050.jpg" border=0 width="303" height="261" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Brixton SW9  (Bradys)</B></div> <div> Originally called The Railway Hotel it has a long association with music and dance -  renamed  Brady's in the 1990s, and continued to play an integral part of the local music scene, with bands like <B>Alabama3</B> regularly putting on shows. </div> <bR> <div> In the 1960s, <B>Jimi Hendrix</B> was reputed to have regularly jammed there after playing in the West End. </div> <div> The film 'Rude Boy' by <B>the Clash</B> features scenes shot in the Railway Hotel. Squatters took over for a while putting on shows until 2002  - <B>video of the eviction - </B><A HREF="http://club.net-art.ws/bradys/video/vid.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://club.net-art.ws/bradys/video/vid."><U><B>click here</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="pubs___derelict_london.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pubs Derelict London"><U><IMG SRC="2d89aa2d0.gif" border=0 width="170" height="45" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>