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Stoke Newington’s Lost Pubs and Ghost Cinemas - A Visual Journey
The document explores the history of lost pubs and ghost cinemas in Stoke Newington, highlighting the decline of local pubs due to cultural shifts, economic factors, and changing leisure activities. It provides a visual journey through notable establishments, detailing their histories and the impact of external influences over the years. Additionally, it discusses the transformation of several former cinema sites into new uses, reflecting changes in community engagement and entertainment preferences.
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- 1. Stoke Newington’s Lost Pubs and Ghost Cinemas -A Visual Journey Amir Dotan www.StokeNewingtonHistory.com
- 2. www.StokeNewingtonHistory.com @HistoryOfStokey @StokeNewingtonHistory facebook.com/ StokeNewingtonHistory Hello! Visitto signup to my events mailing list
- 3. Pubs Lost Pubs Photo byTony Hall
- 4. Number of Pubsin Stoke Newington (In the former Borough)
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- 6. The Victorian BuildingBoom - A Public House in Every Street Corner 1846 1894
- 7. The Victorian BuildingBoom Stoke Newington Population Growth
- 8. Lost Pubs: TheNorth and South Divide Boundaries of the former Borough of Stoke Newington (1900-65) The Northern Division of the Borough Population in 1902: 18,219 The Southern Division of the Borough Population in 1902: 33,450
- 9. The Decline ofPubs in Stoke Newington
- 10. CLOSING TIME Who’s killingthe British pub? By Christopher Snowdon Institute of Economic A airs “The UK has lost 21,000 pubs since 1980. Half of these closures have taken place since 2006.” (2014) https://www.iea.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/files/Briefing_Closing%20time_web.pdf 48 Pages
- 11. Why Pubs Close(2014) • Long-Term Cultural Changes - Decline in alcohol consumption, Trend towards more drinking at home, Change in the working class’ leisure activities and a shift from the pub to the home and other venues • Shrinking of the working class and the decline of heavy industry • Off-Licence/Supermarket pricing • Property development - It used to be easier to turn a pub into a dwelling or shop • Changing tastes - The rise of lager and wine where a pub adds less value and the decline of traditional ale and stout • Taxation, regulation and recent decline in disposable incomes • The smoking ban and the alcohol duty • Changing attitudes towards lunchtime drinking and drink-driving CLOSING TIME Who’s killing the British pub? By Christopher Snowdon Institute of Economic A airs
- 12. 1830s 1840s 1850s1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Lordship Park Tavren Free Trader The Falcon Freeholders Arms The Stack Rock Freemasons Tavern The Captain Cook The Prince Albert The Woodman The Atlas The Howard Arms The Nevill Arms The Earl of Warwick The Manor House Tavern The Albion Ebor Arms The Allen Arms The Victoria Hornsey Wood Tavern The Pegasus The Arundel Arms The Prince of Wales The Happy Man Stoke Newington’s 23 Lost Pubs
- 13. My free self-guidedwalk: Stoke Newington’s Lost Pubs (6.5km) https://stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingtons-lost-pubs-walk
- 14. 1830s 1840s 1850s1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Lordship Park Tavren Free Trader The Falcon Freeholders Arms The Stack Rock Freemasons Tavern The Captain Cook The Prince Albert The Woodman The Atlas The Howard Arms The Nevill Arms The Earl of Warwick The Manor House Tavern The Albion Ebor Arms The Allen Arms The Victoria Hornsey Wood Tavern The Pegasus The Arundel Arms The Prince of Wales The Happy Man In this talk I’ll cover 5 pubs
- 15. The Prince Albert,33 Victorian Road (1850s-1970s)
- 16. The Prince Albert,33 Victorian Road
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- 21. Photos by TonyHall
- 22. Photos by TonyHall
- 23. Photo by TonyHall
- 24. The Nevill, 31Nevill Road (1870s-1993)
- 25. 1915 In fact thefirst bomb hit 16 Alkham Road
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- 27. 1921 - Thepublican is Laura Eliza Kirby (1856-1929)
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- 29. 1964 - Curtainsproviding privacy were very common in pubs
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- 31. “We went therein the 70s but when a new guy Bill and his wife took over he changed it. It was a good old Irish pub but he changed it to a younger audience with strippers. I remember when we still went there he brought in a DJ. The Disco was good but a few months later he he had Go-Go dancers on with the DJ then one night one stripped..half the pub walked out.” (Lyn Rennick)
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- 34. Photo by ChrisDorley-Brown The Howard Arms, 21 Howard Road (1860s-1984)
- 36. Howard Road asit is today
- 37. There were fourpubs in Howard Road in 1952 (Five originally) Howard Arms Captain Cook Ebor Arms Freemasons Tavern Freeholders Arms
- 38. Photo by NeilMartinson
- 41. Photo by RoyBarrows The Public Bar in the 1970s
- 42. Photo by RoyBarrows The Public Bar in the 1970s
- 43. The Public Barin the 1970s
- 44. The Public Barin the 1970s Photo by Roy Barrows
- 45. The Public Barin the 1970s Photo by Roy Barrows
- 46. Photo by RoyBarrows The Public Bar in the 1970s
- 47. Photo by RoyBarrows The Public Bar in the 1970s
- 48. The Pegasus, 109Green Lanes (1840s-2004)
- 50. Terry Day &Tommy Harris Trio in the Pegasus in 1968 Watch Terry Day & Tommy Harris Trio in the Pegasus: https://youtu.be/HU3u9ssgAj0
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- 52. 1978 Tennis Shoesgig in the Pegasus Listen to the Tennis Shoes perform Medium Wave: https://youtu.be/_xt9LvmY7kg
- 54. c. 1985 -Renamed Chas & Dave’s after its new owners
- 55. 1989 The NewPegasus
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- 57. 2020 - PekunlulerTurkish Cultural Association Extension
- 58. 2021 - Aplanning application to redevelop the site was rejected https://planningapps.hackney.gov.uk/planning/index.html?fa=getApplication&id=69178 “The existing building is identified as a heritage asset by the Council. The significance of the building sits partly with its appearance as a Victorian brick building with some decorative features and partly with its historic use as a pub.”
- 59. The Manor HouseTavern, 316 Green Lanes (1931-c.2000)
- 60. The old ManorHouse Tavern in 1865 (Built c.1820)
- 61. Photo by FrederickArthur Wirth
- 62. Photo by FrederickArthur Wirth Royal visit on 25th October 1843
- 67. The Manor HouseTavern function room in 1936
- 68. What do allthese musical acts have in common?
- 69. They all playedin the function room in the Manor House Tavern
- 70. Photo by PeterMarshall The Manor House in 1985
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- 72. Borders of theMetropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington (1900-65) Location
- 73. Borders of theMetropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington (1900-65) Location Biograph The Albion Cinema Vogue Cinema Astra Cinema Alexandra Theatre Coliseum The Savoy
- 74. Number of Cinemasin Stoke Newington
- 75. Alexandra Theatre Vogue Cinema TheSavoy Coliseum Astra Cinema Biograph The Albion 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years Active
- 76. The Savoy Alexandra Theatre AstraCinema Coliseum Vogue Cinema The Albion Biograph 500 1000 1500 2000 Number of Seats
- 77. Vogue Cinema, 38Stoke Newington High Street (1910-1958)
- 79. Opened as TheElectric Palace in 1910 Designed by Gilbert W. Booth who designed the Electric Palace in Clapham (1910) and the Electric Palladium in Brixton (1912) Originally 700 seats, reduced to 451 in 1945 By 1940 it had been taken over by Capital & Provincial Cinemas Ltd and re-named Vogue Cinema Capital & Provincial Cinemas Ltd became Classic Cinemas and specialised in re-runs of classic Hollywood films Closed on 21st June 1958
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- 84. 1982 Photo by KevinNewman
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- 86. 2022 - Allthat remains of the cinema today is the sign
- 87. Astra Cinema, 117Stoke Newington Road (1913-1983)
- 89. Opened as theApollo Picture House in 1913 Had 1,180 seats Re-opened as the Ambassador Cinema in 1933 Converted into a Star Bingo Club by 1965 Re-opened in 1974 as the Astra Cinema In 1978 it became a cinema playing martial arts movies and porn films Close in July 1983 Converted into a mosque in 1994
- 92. 1926 - Showing‘Souls in Exile - An Extraordinary Jewish Drama’
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- 95. 1982 Photo by TerryGilley
- 96. Photo by AlanDenney 1984
- 99. Alexandra Theatre, 65-67Stoke Newington Road (1897-1950)
- 101. Opened in 1897as The Alexandra Theatre and Opera House Designed by Frank Matcham who designed of over 90 theatres including the Hackney Empire, the Hippodrome and the Palladium Had a capacity of over 1,700 on its opening In 1934, the it was fitted for sound and began showing Films, Variety, and Plays Closed down in 1950 and remained unused for a decade until it was demolished c. 1960
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- 112. 1959 - Awaitingdemolition
- 113. Alexandra Court wasbuilt on the site in the 60s
- 114. Coliseum, 31-33 StokeNewington Road (1913-1972)
- 117. Opened in 1913as the Electric Coliseum Cinema, seating was provided on stalls level only Had 600 seats Was always an independently operated cinema and for many years was operated by Kingsland Pictures Ltd Closed in 1972 In the 1980’s, work commenced to convert the building into a car salesroom but wasn’t completed Vandals destroyed the building by fire in December 1992 Demolished in 2001
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- 120. 1987 Photos by IanGrundy
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- 124. The Savoy, 11-15Stoke Newington Road (1936-1984)
- 125. The Savoy, 11-15Stoke Newington Road (1936-1984)
- 126. Opened in 1936 1,890seats Built for the Associated British Cinemas (ABC) Designed by William R. Glen in an Art Deco style After it closed in 1984, the stalls area was converted into a snooker hall with a false ceiling The foyer had been converted into two shop units The former dress and upper circles area wasn’t used Revamped in 2018 as a multi-arts space
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- 135. 15 May 2018 Photoby Amir Dotan
- 136. 15 May 2018 Photosby Amir Dotan
- 137. 15 May 2018 Photosby Amir Dotan
- 138. Photo by AmirDotan
- 139. Photo by AmirDotan
- 140. 2022 - EartH(Evolutionary Arts Hackney) multi-arts space
- 141. 2022 - EartH(Evolutionary Arts Hackney) multi-arts space
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