Oh it feels a while since we’ve had a trip down to the pub! Or, did someone say a pub crawl this time? There has been some behind-the-scenes co-ordination from Clive and Colin and today, Colin has boarded the 154 bus as well to provide a pub history on those that appear from Sutton Green…
We’re back back back again with a pub history and this time, we’re focusing on The Bell in Cheam – which appears to date back to 1788! Read on to discover the property owners, occupiers, and interesting people across its lifespan. Of course, with extra special thanks to our volunteer, Colin, for all his hard…
We are back with another pub history by our incredible volunteer and researcher, Colin, looking at the Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, which date back to the 19th century! We hope you enjoy! Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, aged only 18, on the death of her uncle, William IV. This…
Today we’re looking at the railway station pubs of Sutton and Cheam, with some familiar names and places that we may still recognise. With extra special thanks to Colin for his continued research into our local area. Sutton and Cheam stations were opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 10 May 1847…
For the last blog post of the year, we continue our pub histories adventure in Sutton New Town, focusing this time on Lower Road. Discover the various establishments and the publicans that looked after them. With thanks to our volunteer, Colin, for his research. As Sutton New Town developed towards the east, Lower Road and…
Today we return to our much loved pub histories, for an adventure to Sutton New Town, Lind Road. Discover the local rumours behind the road name and the various establishments that set up business there throughout the years. With thanks to our volunteer, Colin, for his continued research. After Thomas Alcock became Lord of the…
For today’s blog post, we’re popping round the corner from the Local History and Archives Centre to the Robin Hood pub. Many thanks to Colin for his continued efforts in putting these histories to (virtual!) paper. On the 6″ Ordnance Survey map of Sutton, based on surveying carried out in 1866-67, a significant building named…
Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed a mistake in our last post, which accidentally contained an image of The Plough, Beddington instead of Sutton Common (which is also a great read if you haven’t seen it yet, available here). We do apologise for the confusion – obviously we’ve had one too many pints on our adventures!…
In this week’s blog post Colin takes us to North Cheam, for a pint at the Lord Nelson. Grab a seat, and learn a little more of the history of this landmark local. On the evening of September 13th 1805 at Merton Place, Admiral Horatio Nelson said his farewells to Emma Hamilton and their daughter…
Continuing the pub history research, so well done by our volunteer Colin, today’s post looks at the evolution of “Belmont”. Follow the story of how this place came to be called so, and discover the pubs that are at the very heart of it. Belmont is a relatively recent name for the area along the…
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