I remember it well!

I think I was there....certainly had beers in there with you at some point, anyway !

I also hired out the mezzanine space a couple of times before Charlton away games for HOL members

Old, Ungifted and White

Give me a traditional pub any day with a 'Snug', low beams and carpet on the floor.

These days the trend seems to be to convert pubs into 'Gastro Pubs' with wooden floors and a much more modern look etc etc.

always been a crap pub..there are some decent boozers still around london bridge/southwark, the kings arms in newcomen street or the lord nelson in union street spring to mind...the prince william henry on blackfriars road isnt bad...the founders arms by blackfriars bridge is very rubbish, id rather sit on the river with a can of lager then drink in there

They're justified, and they're ancient
And they drive an ice cream van

I recall The Dulwich Woodhouse underwent a similar change around 7 years ago. The 'drinkers' bar was turned into a dining area and dogs were banned and children allowed.
Turned into an awful place where they served a portion of chips (six of them) in a poxy mug. Remember seeing a big buy turn on staff for only giving him 2 small roast potatoes on his Sunday Lunch plate.

Always liked the Barrow Boy and Banker, but obviously diners have more money to spend than us poor drinkers.
Drinkers are a dying breed so to speak

"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

Happening everywhere The Barrowboy and Banker was a great pub now just boring, boring, boring