Gowlett closing

[flocker spotter]

Sad news today, the Gowlett will be closing down .

Will be sorely missed, especially considering many of the the alternatives in the area are so anodyne

good luck Johnny & the crew

[Louisa]

Very sad news. Great memories of this place going back decades, literally. I know the present landlord has been brilliant at making it a ?proper local? for everyone. Such a shame. How sad to lose another local pub. A famous one at that.

Louisa.

[JoeLeg]

That's a real shame. To judge from what little I am find online from my phone right now it looks like a financial issue, as opposed to a result of the noise issues? Although the two could well be linked.

Anyone got any more concrete info? This place has (had) such great character.

[JohnL]

What, Why ? It's still popular.

Moving on to other things ?

[JohnL]

From Facebook

That's put a downer on my day :(

"It is with a heavy heart that today we have had to take the decision to close The Gowlett. We have been working for some time on a package to allow Jack and the team to continue in place but alas, time has today run out. It is still hoped that this will happen sooner rather than later but that was taken out of my hands this morning.

I can't even begin to apologise to the staff, customers, DJs, friends, suppliers and everyone else who have been involved in this being such an amazing place to be, enough. I've tagged a few of you here, but can't really think... I am broken.

Understandably, I won't be responding to stuff over the coming few days, as I have enough to deal with. My first efforts are to ensure the staff are taken care of.

I'll see you all on the other side of what this all may bring."

[bob]

Very sad to hear about this one more proper pub going.

Bob S

[fishbiscuits]

I remember reading an interview with Johnny in the Peckham Peculiar (I think), and he was saying that he thought what made the pub unique was that it appealed to a cross section of the community. Long time regulars drinking at the bar, parents having an after-school pizza with the kids, builders after finishing a hard days work, professionals coming for a drink and dinner, 20-somethings coming for the DJ nights.. it always seemed very inclusive and unpretentious.

What a shame.

[AGW3]

That is sad. But why are they closing, they seemed to be doing well every time I went. It's unique, no other pub like it.

[Administrator]

I know this thread's been here for a while but there's a discussion about The Gowlett here...

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1882203