| Pub Closures 20:05 - Aug 7 with 10056 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Closure of Princess Vic and Adelaide caused carnage in Conningham and The Green today.
Can any recommend any boozers locally that you don’t have take a catheter with you to get pint? |  | | |  |
| Pub Closures on 09:13 - Aug 10 with 2035 views | GroveR |
| Pub Closures on 12:58 - Aug 8 by traininvain |
Greene King have owned the Adelaide since 2013 when they acquired it along with 13 other pubs from Realpubs.
I suspect Greene King will reopen the Adelaide following a refurb as they’ve not sold any pubs in London since being purchased by the wealthiest family in Hong Kong a few years ago. |
I respectfully disagree. Greene King were a property portfolio that sold beer as a sideline prior to being acquired by an actual property developer (CK Asset Holdings). They bought and flipped the Goldsmiths Arms in East Acton, trebling their investment in the space of 5 years.
This is what will replace it
https://housingdigital.co.uk/development-of-goldsmith-arms/
I've spoken to enough GK managers to be very concerned about the future of any GK pub located in a commercially attractive residential property development area (e.g. London). |  | | |
| Pub Closures on 16:54 - Aug 10 with 1813 views | qpr_1968 |
| Pub Closures on 08:56 - Aug 10 by GroveR |
It's an absolute shocker. I used to drink in the Cowshed, it had it's edges but it was the last of the community pubs in the area (I'll let anyone else who drank in their do the "care in the..." jokes. |
 .......bet not many people knew its real name was the admiral blake either. |  |
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| Pub Closures on 17:52 - Aug 10 with 1747 views | traininvain |
| Pub Closures on 09:13 - Aug 10 by GroveR |
I respectfully disagree. Greene King were a property portfolio that sold beer as a sideline prior to being acquired by an actual property developer (CK Asset Holdings). They bought and flipped the Goldsmiths Arms in East Acton, trebling their investment in the space of 5 years.
This is what will replace it
https://housingdigital.co.uk/development-of-goldsmith-arms/
I've spoken to enough GK managers to be very concerned about the future of any GK pub located in a commercially attractive residential property development area (e.g. London). |
Goldsmith Arms was sold by GK to a London based property developer in September 2017.
Hong Kong based CK Partners acquired GK in late 2019.
The two are completely unconnected and my point stands that GK have not sold any pubs in London since the takeover. |  | | |
| Pub Closures on 21:38 - Aug 10 with 1634 views | GloryHunter |
I'm sure this has been dicussed before, but just because a pub is near a football ground does not make it an attractive business proposition. Only 23 guaranteed home games per season, falling to 19 guaranteed home games should that club get promoted to the Prem. And for each of those you'll need to hire extra bar staff and possibly security staff.
The best solution would be for QPR to get its act together and take over the running of the existing bars inside the ground (from the useless outsourced private firms), hire the large number of requisite staff on match days, and shovel out thousands of pints of beer and hot dogs / burgers for an hour before kick-off and for 15 minutes at half-time, using a logical queuing system, like they manage to do at every German ground I have visited, and even at Wembley. It'll never happen though - the club just doesn't seem to want to take our money. |  | | |
| Pub Closures on 22:01 - Aug 10 with 1600 views | supahoopsa |
| Pub Closures on 21:50 - Aug 9 by qpr_1968 |
duke of clarence, mailcoach, and odonagues.
all good pubs on match days as well. |
The Mail coach, was that at the far end of the Bush where the station is now? I used to work in an office in the old British exhibition building right next door to the mail coach and spent many great drunken nights there |  |
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| Pub Closures on 22:04 - Aug 10 with 1592 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Is the Greyhound near Askew still around? | | | |
| Pub Closures on 22:05 - Aug 10 with 1592 views | qpr_1968 |
| Pub Closures on 22:01 - Aug 10 by supahoopsa |
The Mail coach, was that at the far end of the Bush where the station is now? I used to work in an office in the old British exhibition building right next door to the mail coach and spent many great drunken nights there |
yes mate, next to shepherds bush central line.
go under the subway from there and it took you to the stuart arms. | |
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| Pub Closures on 22:07 - Aug 10 with 1582 views | qpr_1968 |
| Pub Closures on 22:04 - Aug 10 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Is the Greyhound near Askew still around? |
greyhound just round the corner from the vic.
it turned into a hostel but you could still drink in there.
been gone for about 4/5 years now....nothing been done with the building. | |
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| Pub Closures on 22:09 - Aug 10 with 1580 views | supahoopsa |
Crikey, thinking about the mail coach it was back in1990 watched a lot of the world Cup in there. Especially remember the Ireland v Romania game where O'Leary scored the winning penalty and the place went mental. Was that really 31 years ago | |
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| Pub Closures on 22:14 - Aug 10 with 1565 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Pub Closures on 22:07 - Aug 10 by qpr_1968 |
greyhound just round the corner from the vic.
it turned into a hostel but you could still drink in there.
been gone for about 4/5 years now....nothing been done with the building. |
That makes sense.
Many years ago I used to walk back from work in Acton to the football to stretch my legs and I stopped in there with a a colleague once and it was full of Methadone users.
Always a wondered if it was still open. | | | |
| Pub Closures on 22:58 - Aug 10 with 1497 views | colinallcars |
I love threads about pubs - it was my wife that drove me to drink.
I'll always be indebted to her. |  | | |
| Pub Closures on 23:50 - Aug 10 with 1462 views | PeterHucker |
Amyone remember that pub on Ladbroke Grove that had that weird snug where you had to duck through a little alcove door to get into it? What was that one called? |  | | |
| Pub Closures on 00:07 - Aug 11 with 1453 views | SK_hoops |
| Pub Closures on 23:50 - Aug 10 by PeterHucker |
Amyone remember that pub on Ladbroke Grove that had that weird snug where you had to duck through a little alcove door to get into it? What was that one called? |
Is that the Sam Smith's pub? | | | |
| Pub Closures on 01:10 - Aug 11 with 1418 views | Boston |
| Pub Closures on 16:54 - Aug 10 by qpr_1968 |
.......bet not many people knew its real name was the admiral blake either. |
Yes ...I don't remember the name Admiral Blake. Supposedly taking the money on the door of the Windsor Castle, myself, Joseph and Clifford, would often piss off on quiet nights to other local venues..it was always the Cowshed to us. Circa 78/79. | |
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| Pub Closures on 02:07 - Aug 11 with 1400 views | Boston |
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| Pub Closures on 12:43 - Aug 11 with 1245 views | GroveR |
| Pub Closures on 23:50 - Aug 10 by PeterHucker |
Amyone remember that pub on Ladbroke Grove that had that weird snug where you had to duck through a little alcove door to get into it? What was that one called? |
The Percy (now Portobello House) | | | |
| Pub Closures on 23:31 - Aug 11 with 1099 views | PeterHucker |
| Pub Closures on 12:43 - Aug 11 by GroveR |
The Percy (now Portobello House) |
Yeah that was it, the Earl Percy.
Named after Blackadder's mate.
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| Pub Closures on 08:13 - Aug 12 with 1019 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Was the landlord John from the Percy? Ginger, a tad overweight (being kind) used to help out at Cardinal Manning scouts.
I always though he was the landlord but after 30 years cannot remember. |  |
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