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Charlie Wright's International Bar, Hoxton
Now closed for a major refurbishment. Will reopen late 2015 or early 2016.
25 Apr 2015 08:39
The Porters Lodge closed in 2014 and was demolished by April 2015.
16 Apr 2015 19:37
The Chadwell Arms became Rendezvous and the Neuvo bar and grill. It closed in 2014 and has since been bought by developers so I presume it will be turned into housing.
7 Apr 2015 15:36
The Chadwell Arms, Chadwell Heath
The Chadwell Arms became Rendezvous and the Neuvo bar and grill. It closed in 2014 and has since been bought by developers so I presume it will be turned into housing.
7 Apr 2015 15:35
The Joker closed in January 2015 and has since been demolished. I understand that a hotel will be built on the site and this may contain a bar.
7 Apr 2015 15:31
The Elephant, Fenchurch Street
The Elephant closed in October 2014 as the block it is part of is to be demolished. Perhaps Young's lack of investment was due to the fact that they knew the pub would be closing.
5 Dec 2014 14:03
According to a report in a local newspaper the Joker has now reopened (Feb 2014).
However an application for planning permission to turn it into a hotel has been made. If it goes through it is likely that the Joker will cease to operate as a pub
in 2015.
6 Feb 2014 12:38
Crazybaldman's prediction was correct. The pub is now flats. I have uploaded a photo taken in June 2013.
21 Dec 2013 07:20
The Joker was raided by the police in October 2013 and about 250 cannabis plants were found on the premesis. As far as I am aware the licence has now been revoked.
20 Dec 2013 16:44
The Alfreds Head is now the Hyneholt (A 13th century spelling of Hainault).
I haven't been inside it yet but I attach a picture taken on 6/12/2012.
11 Dec 2013 12:37
There is a factual error in wirraldrinker's comments of 27 Nov 2009. The Captain Cook was not renamed the Victoria. They are separate pubs although just a couple of minutes apart.
The Captain Cook closed in 2009 and was demolished in 2010. The Victoria is still there in Axe Street.
10 Dec 2013 22:47
I went past on the bus a couple of weeks ago. The pub/bar is now closed. There is a board up advertising it for let, retail or restaurant use.
10 Dec 2013 12:48
I went past on the bus a couple of weeks ago. The pub/bar is now closed. There is a board up advertising it for let, retail or restaurant use.
10 Dec 2013 12:48
The Old Maypole was open when I went past on Monday 9 December 2013.
It is a Sizzling pub and three real ales are available. I didn't have time to go in and check on it but it seems OK.
I believe that the two previous comments reporting it closed have confused this pub with the Maypole in Chigwell a couple of miles away.
10 Dec 2013 12:46
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Beehive, Southwark
Closed in 2014
10 May 2015 20:13