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Category Archives: Pubs
Farthing Downs and Happy Valley Quiz Night, The Fox, Apr 13
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Brakspear seeks tenant for Greenwich Village bar in The Cronx
Brakspear, the pubco based in Henley, say that they want to bring a touch of New York’s trendy Greenwich Village to a busy road in The Cronx. Brakspear has started its recruitment process for tenants or leasees to run The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Brakspear, CAMRA, Croydon and Sutton CAMRA, pubs, South Croydon, South End, The Store, The Tree House, Whelans
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Coulsdon Fox hunt as pub company makes a dash for Surrey
Is Croydon’s reputation now so bad that businesses that have been based here for many years don’t want to be associated with the borough? The ‘relocating’ of one old pub, being run by a ‘Mayor of Croydon’, could cause ULEZ … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Pubs, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beer, City of London Corporation, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, Friends of Farthing Downs and Happy Valley, Happy Valley, London LOOP, Mitchell and Butlers, Old Coulsdon, Rambling, The Fox, The Fox Coulsdon, Vintage Inns, Walks
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Brakspear brewers set to move in to former pub The Store
Brakspear, the traditional brewers and country inn operators, are taking charge of a closed pub in Croydon. Henley-based Brakspear, who trace their company’s history back to 1769, are the freeholders of The Store, on South End, which closed in October … Continue reading
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Tagged Brakspear, CAMRA, Croydon and Sutton CAMRA, pubs, South Croydon, South End, The Store, The Tree House, Whelans
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Campaign ‘delight’ as developers’ Glamorgan appeal is refused
Addiscombe residents are celebrating the Planning Inspector’s decision to refuse an appeal brought by developers who want to demolish the Glamorgan pub on Cherry Orchard Road. The appeal was brought by Butlers Walsall Ltd after the council’s planning committee rejected … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve Party with DJ Chippie at The Crown and Pepper
A D V E R T I S E M E N T SPECIAL SUBSCRIBER OFFER Thanks to the lovely people at the Crown and Pepper in South Croydon, Inside Croydon has three pairs of tickets to GIVE AWAY, absolutely … Continue reading
Coombe Lodge open at last, but it doesn’t seem quite finished
EXCLUSIVE: After a three-month closure for a £1m refurbishment, what is it like in the first Wetherspoons pub to open in Croydon for 25 years? KEN TOWL went to find out They reckon that last year, across the country, around … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Lloyd Park, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Beefeater, Brexit, Coombe Lodge, Frank Lloyd, JD Wetherspoons, Lloyd Park, Premier Inn, South Croydon, Wetherspoons, Whitbread
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Further 48-hour delay for opening of ‘Spoons at Coombe Lodge
After a £1m refurbishment, Wetherspoons’ first new pub to open in Croydon since 2000 will create 80 jobs The first new Wetherspoons pub to open in Croydon for 25 years has been delayed by a further 48 hours, with Coombe … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Beefeater, Brexit, Coombe Lodge, Frank Lloyd, JD Wetherspoons, Lloyd Park, Premier Inn, South Croydon, Wetherspoons, Whitbread
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Live music through December at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe
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Tagged Addiscombe, Blues at The Oval, Music, The Oval, The Oval Tavern
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Live music through December at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe
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Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Music, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, Blues at The Oval, Music, The Oval, The Oval Tavern
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Millionaire developer Ansari loses appeal on guard dog charges
After having convictions upheld relating to his giant Kangals, controversial Croydon figure now focuses on his planning appeals over the Leslie Arms pub in Addiscombe, a listed building on the ‘heritage at risk’ list Almost a year since he was … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon parks, History, Housing, Leslie Arms, Lloyd Park, Property, Pubs
Tagged AA Homes, Anwar Ansari, Cherry Orchard Road, Coombe Farm, Croydon, Friends of Lloyd Park, Kangal, Labour, Leslie Arms, Lloyd Park, Lower Addiscombe Road, Metropolitan Police, Oaks Road, The Victorian Society, Turkish Kangal
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Glamorgan campaigners make plea for deadline day support
Local campaigners in Addiscombe are hoping that enough people lodge protests before today’s deadline to object to developers’ appeal over the rejection of their plans to demolish a long-closed pub on Cherry Orchard Road and build 24 flats on the … Continue reading
Blues at The Oval, Sundays thru November, Addiscombe
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Blues at The Oval, Sundays thru November, Addiscombe
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‘Spoons to move in at Coombe Lodge in time for Christmas
Might ‘Spoons being going up-market? Wetherspoons, the old-school, cheap beer and regular curry nights pub chain, has announced that it will be re-opening Coombe Lodge as their latest Croydon pub, and all just in time for Christmas. The Grade II-listed … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Beefeater, Coombe Lodge, Frank Lloyd, JD Wetherspoons, Lloyd Park, Premier Inn, South Croydon, Wetherspoons, Whitbread
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Surrey Street’s Mr Fox ‘cocktail pub’ freehold is put up for sale
Yet another Croydon town centre pub has closed, as the food and drink business empire of a colleague of Mayor Jason Perry appears to be feeling the strain. Signs for Fleurets, a specialist pub and hospitality property agency, appeared above … Continue reading
Croydon goes conkers, Royal Standard, Sheldon St, Sat Oct 11
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Tagged Conkers, Croydon Flyover, Royal Standard, The Royal Standard
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Two more Croydon town centre pubs pull down the shutters
The Market Tavern is the latest Croydon pub to be closed. At the top of Surrey Street, the town’s historic street market, the pub was much-liked by younger drinkers who appreciated its lower prices. A Stonegate pub, the company opted … Continue reading
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Little bit of Bavaria arrives by Croydon’s tram tracks this week
There’s to be a little drop of Bavaria in a corner of south London this weekend, when independent craft brewers Anspach and Hobday stage their Oktoberfest beer festival at their Croydon brewery. The event will feature three specially brewed German-style … Continue reading
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Tagged Ampere Way, Anspach and Hobday, Croydon Trams, Lederhosen, Oktoberfest
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Church Street pub where Penny performer sang of the great fire
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: From the Victorian age of gas lamps and music halls, DAVID MORGAN traces the history of one Old Town venue that delighted audiences for a quarter of a century The fire which consumed Croydon Parish Church in January … Continue reading
