The Rose and Crown, Ilford

Hi hammerfall.
Sorry that I haven't replied before now, but my ISP went down for a couple of days.

I remember Jim, and those were indeed good times. I'm sure that you remember The 'League of Gentlemen', who were prominent in the pub at that time.

Do you recall 'blind Dave', who used to DJ at weekends? I can only imagine that we probably stood at the same bar at some time in the past--we may have even met.

I was sorry to hear about the Cranbrook--as you say, it's a sad reflection of the times.

21 Sep 2008 02:49

The Rose and Crown, Ilford

Hi Hammerfall.
My brother-in-law's parents ran the Rose and Crown up until the end of 1976. Did you go in there at that time? They were called Flo and Stan, and had a big boxer dog called rastus, that drooled at anyone with food. my sister had her wedding reception upstairs in 1975, and although I was too young to drink at that time, I loved going in there. In the hot summer of 1976, we would have a lock-in on a Saturday night, and two policemen would come in and drink with us (even though they were on duty) and tell us hilarious stories about what they got up to.

As you can imagine, I have some wonderful memories of the Rose and Crown, and I did in fact still drink in there on and off until it finally closed. The last landlord that I knew was called Chris. Did you know him at all?

So another part of my past disappears into the sunset. Oh well.....

17 Sep 2008 07:21