Pubs that are closed down.

BensGrandad · Apr 28, 2011

The situation about pubs closing down has got very serious. Drove through Handcross and noticed the one at the end of the road in front of the football pitches was it called The Fountain is now boarded up. Also went past The Piltdown Man and that has scaffolding all around it and looks like that has closed anybody know. The Ansty Cross had a a sign up closed, a couple of weeks ago and there doesnt appear to be any sign of life there so maybe that also has closed.

Mackenzie · Apr 28, 2011

Sign of the times BG. A pint costs £3 ish now, nobody's got any money to spare so something has to give. I don't know of any publican who isn't feeling it at the moment, but I guess the same can be said for many trades.

BensGrandad · Apr 28, 2011

Sad to see the heart of the community of many places torn apart.

Blackadder · Apr 28, 2011

Sad Times indeed. I have been in both The Fountain and The Piltdown Man in the past.

wigman · Apr 28, 2011

In Littlehampton alone in the past 18 months they have lost the Steam Packet,Wickbourne Swan,True Blue,Gratwicke,Locomotive,Marine,Mistys and the Spotted Cow.

fataddick · Apr 28, 2011

The Oak in Brighton St James's Street was the only pub in the area that showed football. Closed a few weeks ago as the leaseholders were losing too much money on it. Lots of people (including mates of mine) want take it on and run it as it was, but Enterprise Inns who own it are insisting any new lease holder repair a collapsed wall in the beer garden (even those happy to not even open the beer garden) which makes it unviable. Will end up either flats or another gay karaoke bar, meaning nearest pubs showing footie are 10 mins away. Shit. Enterprise, Punch Taverns and the like are first and foremost property speculators. That is why so many pubs are closing.

Spun Cuppa · Apr 28, 2011

Perhaps if pubs didn't take the piss with prices, they might stay open a bit longer. Simples...

sams dad · Apr 28, 2011

fataddick said:
The Oak in Brighton St James's Street was the only pub in the area that showed football. Closed a few weeks ago as the leaseholders were losing too much money on it. Lots of people (including mates of mine) want take it on and run it as it was, but Enterprise Inns who own it are insisting any new lease holder repair a collapsed wall in the beer garden (even those happy to not even open the beer garden) which makes it unviable. Will end up either flats or another gay karaoke bar, meaning nearest pubs showing footie are 10 mins away. Shit. Enterprise, Punch Taverns and the like are first and foremost property speculators. That is why so many pubs are closing.

The collapsed wall is being repaired this weekend by me and my son. I understand that the pub will be re-opening in about a month's time.

Leekbrookgull · Apr 28, 2011

Like you say MacKenzie it is happening everywhere eleven have 'gone' in Leek alone it the last nine years and as for some of villages serious problems,one has even been taken over and run by the villagers themselves.

Leekbrookgull · Apr 28, 2011

Spun Cuppa said:
Perhaps if pubs didn't take the piss with prices, they might stay open a bit longer. Simples...

Don't think it is the 'pubs taking the piss with prices' more of being 'tied' to the brewery,surely under European law that must be illegal ?

fataddick · Apr 28, 2011

Thanks sams dad, only footie pub within half a mile of me (yes I am too lazy to walk much further), be good to have it back...

Spun Cuppa · Apr 28, 2011

Leekbrookgull said:
Don't think it is the 'pubs taking the piss with prices' more of being 'tied' to the brewery,surely under European law that must be illegal ?

I did think this after posting, but shirley the breweries wouldn't cut their own throats with prohibitive pricing to the pubs? In the end, nobody wins?

BensGrandad · Apr 28, 2011

Leekbrookgull said:
Don't think it is the 'pubs taking the piss with prices' more of being 'tied' to the brewery,surely under European law that must be illegal ?

Most of the big companies like Punch Enterprise etc own the property but do not supply the beer hence the break up of the big brewers in the late 80s as demanded by the monopolies commission. It was stated that brewers could not own more than 1200 pubs, I think that was the figure. Hence the likes of Watneys Whitbread Ind Coope etc ceased trading as brewers and brought about leasehold pubs rather than the tenancies as they were. This brought about Inntrepeneur subsequently sold to Enterprise and Punch. This was the start of the end of pubs as we all knew them.

Mackenzie · Apr 28, 2011

fataddick said:
The Oak in Brighton St James's Street was the only pub in the area that showed football. Closed a few weeks ago as the leaseholders were losing too much money on it. Lots of people (including mates of mine) want take it on and run it as it was, but Enterprise Inns who own it are insisting any new lease holder repair a collapsed wall in the beer garden (even those happy to not even open the beer garden) which makes it unviable. Will end up either flats or another gay karaoke bar, meaning nearest pubs showing footie are 10 mins away. Shit. Enterprise, Punch Taverns and the like are first and foremost property speculators. That is why so many pubs are closing.

Ain't that the truth, the buildings are usually worth many times the price of the business.

Bill Cassidy's tie up · Apr 28, 2011

sams dad said:
The collapsed wall is being repaired this weekend by me and my son. I understand that the pub will be re-opening in about a month's time.

Great the only proper pub in the area, I own a business just across the road and was totally shocked when it suddenly closed overnight The only place where the old boys in the area could drink, Just proves how hard it is always busy but still couldn't make it pay Very Sad

fataddick · Apr 28, 2011

Just asked someone in the know. Seems the guy who has the Basketmakers is the new leaseholder of the Oak. Hope he keeps it as a football pub, rather than an overpriced foodie/tourist pub like the BM is. Time will tell, I guess. Happy it's reopening as a pub either way x

jakarta · Apr 28, 2011

MacKenzie said:
Ain't that the truth, the buildings are usually worth many times the price of the business.

If you live in West Sussex you will see that the asset stripping bastards known as Hall & Woodhouse have filleted the old King & Barnes estate.

Not only did they shut & sell off the Horsham Brewery almost straight away but also lots of the pubs which, surprise, surprise happen to be in prime housing spots.

Any pub they do refurbish loses any K&B logos or any connection to Horsham.

Haven't ventured into a Hall & Woodhouse pub since the takeover, would be happy for them to go to the wall - just an aside that their beer is piss poor as well... :angry:

kingcole · Apr 28, 2011

Shoreham has it bad too.....

In the last little while we have lost:-

The Kings Head
The Morning Star
The Burrells
The Surrey
The Hebe

JBizzle · Apr 28, 2011

The Snipe is not a Sainsbury's... Definate improvement though.

bob monkhouse · Apr 28, 2011

The bull tree in lancing is now closed and is to be turned into flats.
The half brick in east Worthing is currently being demolished and will also have flats built on the site.

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