Restoration work: painters and decorators have been busy in South Croydon’s ‘Restaurant Quarter’ over the past fortnight
The Store is being restored.
The South Croydon pub with a long-term identity crisis – previously called The Joker, Bar TXT et al – is set to reopen this month, though now with more of the air of an all-day café or bistro than a old-style south London boozer.
Works have been going over the past fortnight to prepare The Store for re-opening.
Posters in the glass frontage of the building, made up to look like the front page of a newspaper, The Croydon Herald’s “Special reopening edition”, have the headline: “ABOUT BLOODY TIME”.
With a sub-deck: “The Store is reopening.”
And it continues: “Croydon’s all-day social is making a comeback. The Store returns with food, drinks, coffee and good times from morning ‘til late.
“After what can only be described as far too long, The Store is preparing to throw open its doors once again.
“A much-loved part of Croydon’s social scene, the venue will return with the same spirit, a fresh chapter and a warm welcome for old friends and new.
“Same place. Still good company.” Continue reading
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