Branch News Archive: | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | Back |
Our branch covers a wide area and I'm sure many changes to our pubs still remain unreported. Maintaining branch pub records is relying on just a few people reporting news of changes to keep our branch online news and pub records up to date.
More reports and pub surveys are needed!!
If you are reading this and know of a change of beer range, opening times, management, closure etc. please report it to the Branch. This information will give the branch a better perspective of what's happening to our pubs and the availability of real ale that can also be made available to a wider audience via the web site, and also in the regular Capital Pub Check section of the London Drinker Magazine.
| Posted | News item |
|---|---|
| 2nd Dec |
The White Horse at 14 Worple Way, Richmond is now under new management. The new landlords are Ben Abrahams and Christian Arden. They also manage three other pubs - The Victoria Stakes - Muswell Hill, The Crossing - Barnes and Gipsy Queen in Kentish Town. They plan for a future refurbishment and relaunch for 2024 and request ideas on their suggestion board in the pub, or email them at ideas@thewhitehorserichmond.co.uk The December/January issue of the London Drinker Magazine is now available online: londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2023/LDvol45_6.pdf |
| 23rd Nov |
The Three Kings, 42 Heath Road, Twickenham has reopened early November. It is managed by same company as Duke of Cambridge in Whitton. There is no food available since reopening and maybe a limited menu in December 2023 until they get their kitchen staffed and ready. Cask beer range reported to be unchanged, Namely Fuller's London Pride, Twickenham Naked Ladies and Timothy Taylor Landlord. |
| 2nd Nov |
There has been a planning application: 23/0903/ADV submitted and approved for the Waldegrave Arms, 209 Waldegrave Road, Teddington. TW11 8LX. Pub history: Records suggest that the original building was in existence in 1871. However, the pub was closed in 2006 as part of a total redevelopment of the site for affordable housing but with the retention of licensed premises. The building was mostly demolished, but the lower facade was retained (and upper wall rebuilt) as the pub was regarded as of townscape merit by Richmond Council. The pub has been closed since August 2021. Proposed works will be the replacement of the existing signage (on front and side elevations) with a metal flat cut sign illuminated externally with led lights and the installation of a new internally illuminated projecting sign. Paint finish to entire shopfront. The new signage suggests the pub will be called 'Waldegrave Arms & Siyansh Cocktail Bar' when it reopens. |
| 25th Oct |
The Mute Swan will be closing for a 'facelift' and will be shut from Monday 30th October and reopening Thursday 2nd November early evening. Real Ale (Doom Bar) + guest has returned to the Lamplighter pub in Hounslow which is now under new management. |
| 18th Oct |
It has been reported that The Red Lion. 164-166 Stanley Road, Teddington, is currently closed and will be re-opened as normal once new management has been selected. See www.stonegatepubpartners.co.uk/find-a-pub/red-lion-teddington_032188 |
| 6th Oct |
A Planning application has been submitted for Change of use (23/2245/FUL) of The Ham Brewery Tap, 4-6 Ham Street, TW10 7HT, from a Pub (sui generis) to a Children's Day Care Centre and Nursery (Class E). Decision due: 14th November 2023. |
| 23rd Sept |
The JD Wetherspoon pub 'Moon on the Square' in Feltham, TW13 4AU, are promoting an Autumn Ale Festival. The festival runs from the 11th October- 22nd October. There will be up to 30 beers, including beers from 5 international brewers from Canada, USA, South Africa and the Czech Republic, 25 of the featured ales are also new to Wetherspoon. See their beer list and tasting notes 999Kb PDF |
| 23rd Sept |
The JD Wetherspoon pub 'Moon on the Square' in Feltham, TW13 4AU, are promoting an Autumn Ale Festival. The festival runs from the 11th October- 22nd October. There will be up to 30 beers, including beers from 5 international brewers from Canada, USA, South Africa and the Czech Republic, 25 of the featured ales are also new to Wetherspoon. See their beer list and tasting notes 999Kb PDF |
| 20th Sept |
The Morning Advertiser has announced that the Turks Head in St Margarets has won this year's Best City/Urban Pub in the Great British Pub Awards 2023. Congratulations to Ollie and the team. The Builders Arms on Field Lane, Teddington, is still closed and has been up for sale by estate agents Fleurets [ref LA-323720] from April 2023. The tenure is freehold and any fixtures and fittings which remain on the premises at the time of sale will be included. According to the estate agents, the London borough of Richmond upon Thames has confirmed the property is not Grade Listed but is locally listed, and is within the Blackmores Grove Conservation Area and there is potential for residential conversion. To promote the sale the current owners have reduced the the asking price by £200k to £800k. www.fleurets.com/properties/la-323720/freehold-pubs-for-sale/builders-arms-teddington-middlesex |
| 28th Aug |
What was The Richmond Club has now been taken over and refurbished and reopened as a pub again under it previous name - The Hope richmondhope.co.uk/. The Richmond Vault Beer Cellar & Restaurant reopened in March this year after been seriously flooded last year. It's not known if the pub still serves cask ale. |
| 6th August |
Closed in June 2022 the Watermans Arms at 375 Lonsdale Road, Barnes, is attracting interest from Patty & Bun [www.pattyandbun.co.uk/] founder Joe Grossmann who is to oversee the relaunch of the pub. The pub will undergo a refurbishment that will highlight its original features. Simon Walsh, formerly of the Angelsea Arms in Hammersmith, is to oversee the front of house team as general manager, while the kitchen will be led by Sam Andrews, who previously headed up the stoves at Soho's Ducksoup and the Camberwell Arms. The Watermans Arms will open for reservations in September 2023 and for bookings from 28 September onwards. If the pub will continue to serve Real Ale is not know. Read more in The Caterer: www.thecaterer.com/news/watermans-arms-pub-patty-bun-barnes |
| 29th July |
The Castle, 18 Upper Square, Isleworth, TW7 7BN has reopened under new management and serving two Youngs beers, Special and Original. |
| 27th July |
The August/September issue of the London Drinker Magazine is now available online: londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2023/LDvol45_4.pdf |
| 28th June |
The Castle, 18 Upper Square, Isleworth, TW7 7BN has closed and ceased trading on the 20th June. A new planning application for the Airman, Hanworth Road, Feltham,[P/2023/1643] has been made for change of use from a pub to a drive thru coffee shop incorporating partial demolition and external alterations. |
| 14th June |
The Crown in St Margarets Twickenham, is reopening on the 15th June after an extensive refurbishment that started on the 1st June. A relaunch Event will happen on Thursday 15th from 5pm. |
| 10th June |
The Town Wharf in Swan Street, Isleworth, reopened under new management on Friday 9th June 2023. No Real Ale. |
| 7th June |
The June/July issue of the London Drinker Magazine is now available online: londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2023/LDvol45_3.pdf The World's End pub in Hampton is currently closed until a new licence for the premises has been issued. |
| 20th May |
The The Richmond Club (formally The Hope), at 115-117 Kew Road, Richmond has submitted a Planning Application [23/1214/FUL] for the proposed reversion of use from commercial proprietary club back to a public house. A decision is due: 6th July 2023. The freehold owner of the property, Stonegate Pub Group, granted a tenancy to the applicant back in 2020 to operate the property but it is now proposed to cease the tenancy and the property will revert to be operated by Stonegate Pub Group. As a consequence, the commercial proprietary club nature of the operation will cease and the intention is to operate the property once again as a public house. |
| 7th May |
The Station House on 2 Grove Park Road, Chiswick has closed. In a statement on the pub's Facebook page: "The pub has had to close its doors in March 2023 to facilitate the redevelopment of the upstairs accommodation into luxury flats. The pub will eventually re-open. What it will look like and whether we are involved remains to be seen." Chris Beauchamp | Two Pillars Pub Company |
| 6th May |
The Duke of Clarence in Hampton Hill, has reopened 5th May 2023. It has three pumps serving Twickenham Naked Ladies as a regular beer and two rotating beers. On Friday there was Greene King 'Coronation ale' and Brew York 'Calmer Cameleon'. www.dukeofclarencetw12.co.uk |
| 21st April |
The Jolly Gardeners (Ex Young's Pub) at 36 Lower Richmond Road, Mortlake SW14 7EX, has reopened under a temporary licensee - Ed and Tracy Newton. The pub's Freehold is advertised for sale with vacant possession. See agg.uk.com/properties/lonf654 A notice in the Richmond and Twickenham Times: A new Premises Licence has been requested for Waldegrave Arms and Siyansh Cocktail Bar, 209 Waldegrave Road, Teddington. |
| 30th March |
The Jolly Gardeners (Ex Young's Pub) at 36 Lower Richmond Road, Mortlake SW14 7EX, is to close on Sunday 2nd April at 7pm. Punch Taverns have not indicated if they have any plans to reopen, so the pubs future is uncertain. The April/May issue of the London Drinker Magazine is now available online: londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2023/LDvol45_2.pdf |
| 20th March |
The Hare & Hounds in East Sheen is currently closed for refurbishment and will be reopening after an 'exciting transformation' on Friday 7th April at 5pm. |
| 15th March |
Latest news on the Duke of Clarence in Hampton Hill, is that it is expected to reopen in May 2023. Watch their website for further news. www.dukeofclarencetw12.co.uk |
| 24th Feb |
The Hand & Flower in Ham will be reopening on Tuesday 7th March at noon. This pub, after being closed for a number of years, and reopened last year with a new tenant, had to close again after the big-freeze because of damage caused by a burst water pipe. |
| 4th Feb |
The February/March issue of the London Drinker Magazine is now available online: londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2023/LDvol45_1.pdf In this issue there are items that relate to our Branch area:
|
| 27th Jan |
The Moon Under Water, 84-86 Staines Road, Hounslow are having a beer festival, starting on the 22nd March and running until the 2nd of April 2023. |
| 23rd Jan |
The Lion at 27 Wick Road, Teddington, closed its doors on Sunday 11th December last year. The operating Company Pubshaw, who also run the Hogarth in Teddington, entered into voluntary liquidation on the 5th January 2023. The pub's future now looks uncertain. A report by Hounslow Council planners is recommending that approval be given to the conversion of the Duke of York pub at 107 Devonshire Road, Chiswick, into flats. An application (P/2022/3742) was submitted at the end of last year to build two self-contained units at the site on the corner of Devonshire Road and Fraser Street. The Duke of York was designed by architect Nowell Parr (1846-1933) who is known for pub architecture and designed many public houses for Fullers Brewery in the early twentieth century. Read more at www.chiswickw4.com - Planners Accept Duke of York Has to Go |
| 5th Jan |
The Kings Arms at 69 High Street, Teddington, is now under new management and has changed its name to The Castlebar. The pub is now part of the Castlebar group based in Ealing. No food at present until staff are recruited for the Kitchen. Cask beers available were Fuller's London Pride and Doom Bar. The Bloated Mallard at 147 High St, Hampton Hill. The latest news is that the pub will reopen in February/March 2023 under its previous name Duke of Clarence. Watch their website for further news. The Victoria East Sheen. Refurbishments are taking place from 9th January to 1st February 2023 that will limit pub and restaurant opening times. The hotel rooms will not be available during this period. There are reports that The Beehive at 333 Staines Road, Bedfont, may have closed. |
| Updated: 2nd Dec 2023 |