The North Pole Pub Will Be Ceremoniously Wrapped in ‘Crime Scene Do Not Enter’ Tape a

[MYU]

The North Pole is an historic pub on the corner of Latimer Road and North Pole Road, but now, it is sadly boarded up. There had been rumours for some time that firstly Sainsbury ‘s were interested in the site, but now there are plans to turn the pub into a Tesco Express store. The word now is that Tesco’s have taken a 20-year lease on the ground floor and basement from Riding House Investments and are currently seeking planning … Continue reading →

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[andythefish]

That used to be my local when I lived in London!!

[willis1980]

they recently turned the pub at the end of my road into a tescos, I give the locals credit though as on the whole it has been pretty empty and theres posters up encouraging people to boycott it. its a prime example of big business trying to drive smaller shopkeepers out of business, the council are really the ones to blame for granting them permission.

[dpmd]

Another pub gone. And now the old Bushranger is now a Costa Coffee. Sad, sad times...

[QPR_NW10]

Although the northpole was not an example of this - but there are/were some pubs that were absolute dives.
i get the whole "but it's tradition/character" and small stools, carpet etc...but some feel into decline because the beer price went up (blame brewers/tax man/whoever etc) but the place was still grotty. noone wants to spend £3, £3.50 on a pint in a hole of a pub.
Don't get me wrong, i'm gutted the number of pubs are declining - but lets face it, some of them just had/have to go...or smarten themselves up to continue to attract customers.

[superstrech]

The north pole went down hill years ago when it went all posh nosh.
Give me the cowshed(when it was open) or eagle any day of the week

[QPR_NW10]

The north pole went down hill years ago when it went all posh nosh.
Give me the cowshed(when it was open) or eagle any day of the week

cowshed was the setting for Al Murray wasn't it?
That place was awful!

[QprSinceBirth]

A car garage is turning into a tesco express near mine. Also up at the mount in Haworth that pub is now a tescos.

[superstrech]

:pleasantsuprise:

cowshed was the setting for Al Murray wasn't it?
That place was awful!

That's being nice. It was a complete dive but if u were brought up round there like me, it was are dive and we loved it.

[BUSHRANGER1982]

I've always said, you can't have too many Tesco shops.

Too few pubs, too many Tesco shops, a sign of the depressing times in which we live.

[lymehoop]

tesco want to concrete all over England with their stores, support your local baker, butcher et al before you line these bar stewards with your hard earned:rage:

[TRING-RANGER]

That used to be my local when I lived in London!!

Used to drink in their many moons ago when sean sullivan ran it , i knocked about with his brother ,

sean went on to run the golden lion in Foolham broadway .....

Sad to see it all closed up when i went past last week .........

[DeepcutHoop]

tesco want to concrete all over England with their stores, support your local baker, butcher et al before you line these bar stewards with your hard earned:rage:

Agreed.



We have bakers nearby but we don't have a butcher in range, or I would be getting meat there as opposed to Waitrose tbf. Local butchers are far more knowledgeable and usually better quality and cheaper too.

[vanhoop]

Was told about this at the cfc game,good boozer in its day.tesco is my new boozer at 10 for £8.50.sad times

[kron-1664]

pubs are like bakers, cinemas, greengrocers etc. they will all go bust and the only ones standing will be corporates like JJ Moons Greggs Vue and Tesco.