Heber Arms

[Townleygreen]

Does anyone remember the Heber Arms? It was a traditional little boozer next to Heber School. Used it a few times in the 70s.

[jim_the_chin]

someone told me recently that they went there following a recommendation in a real ale type book. they found it to be somewhat 'local' and left fairly sharpish.

[Townleygreen]

So its still open then? I haven't been down that street for a while.

[Keef]

No, closed early 90's. It was turned in to flats.

[jim_the_chin]

sorry, poor use of language. i was told recently, they went there ages ago

[lilly123]

i remember this pub as i had reliives living in jennings road at the time i was just in my teens at the time, my parents used to go there ever other weekend with my reliaives i know on what i heard it was a good pub is it stil there or not? may be turned into flats like all pubs now, i used to live in lyndhurst way in peckham an the local pub the lord lyndhurst is now either flats or bed sits its a shame but all the pubs are going may be we should all drink whiskey and smoke cigars as they never go up in the budget omg thank god for the old days rye lane was so popular i would spend all day there with my parents having a meal while we was out, cant do that now, cant wait to get home from there all though i haven been to peckham now for 7years since my husband stopped working there in terry meat market as you are aware the market as demolished to get more flats and a new market he went on to safeways at camberwell which then tuned into morrisons then somerfireld, he has been a qualified butcher since he was 15 now 51 to work at somerields to have the meat counter taken away on his day off how sad is that he is now stacking shelfs un to his liking and looking for a proper butcher job oh dear please prime minister get your act together

[lilly123]

i remember this pub as i had reliives living in jennings road at the time i was just in my teens at the time, my parents used to go there ever other weekend with my reliaives i know on what i heard it was a good pub is it stil there or not? may be turned into flats like all pubs now, i used to live in lyndhurst way in peckham an the local pub the lord lyndhurst is now either flats or bed sits its a shame but all the pubs are going may be we should all drink whiskey and smoke cigars as they never go up in the budget omg thank god for the old days rye lane was so popular i would spend all day there with my parents having a meal while we was out, cant do that now, cant wait to get home from there all though i haven been to peckham now for 7years since my husband stopped working there in terry meat market as you are aware the market as demolished to get more flats and a new market he went on to safeways at camberwell which then tuned into morrisons then somerfireld, he has been a qualified butcher since he was 15 now 51 to work at somerields to have the meat counter taken away on his day off how sad is that he is now stacking shelfs un to his liking and looking for a proper butcher job oh dear please prime minister get your act together

[all_star]

ffs stop for breath woman!

[Huguenot]

easy tiger! (all_star)!

lilly if you'd give a...

carriage return (enter) after every two sentences

it makes it easier to read!

lots of love!

[all_star]

Here's the Heber Arms for those of you who didn't have the pleasure...

http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/images/southwark/east-dulwich/heber-arms-01624-350.jpg

[Townleygreen]

Thanks, all star that's fantastic! I think that's a Morris Marina outside too.

[carlnielsen]

The ideal-homes website has disappeared - but I've got the photo and I'm going to put it on flickr - with or without permission.

My ancesters (the Roberts family) lived at 2 Heber Road from 1900 to 1912. They must have gone to the school and (later) the pub as well.

[HonaloochieB]

I used to go there, great boozer, pintable, v.good juke box and a good atmos.

A little less 'of the people' than the Castle but not gentrified either.

I miss it.

[MadWorld74]

I went to look at a flat there when we first moved into the area a few years back. It was one of the flats at the front and in the bedroom was the cellar door in the floor, leading down to where the beer was kept. The cellar door was in the wardrobe. It freaked me out a little. All old places especially pubs have their ghosts. I didn't fancy laying awake of a night hearing things moving about in the cellar! And it had alot of the old pub furniture still down there with God knows what else lurking in the cornor. Interesting. It was a bit of a turn off that the girl showing the property refused to take us down to the cellar. She insisted on waiting upstairs....

[SeanMacGabhann]

eeesh - spooky MW74..

[MadWorld74]

oh yeeeessss.....I'd love to see how it looked before it was all split up. I can't see the link above it doesn't work.

[Crystal Tips]

i remember going there once in the mid 90s but it wasn't particularly memorable.

i quite like walking past every now and then and saying i was in there when it used to be a pub, bit like i feel when i walk past the Palmerston

[macroban]

Here's the picture.

[Brendan]

My dad used to have one of those ford escorts.

[HonaloochieB]

That's a coincidence Brendan, so did my mate Mick Mansfield's dad.

It's a small world. But I wouldn't want to paint it as Steven Wright once remarked.

[James Nourse]

Hi

I have just found this site and it was great to find the photo of The Heber Arms the pub that i had for eight years. I am sure there are many locals that can remember many a good night they had spent in The Heber Arms From 1981-1989. Are you still out there?

[jimbo1964]

I used to go to the Heber from time to time in the eighties. I liked it a lot.. good beer garden too. And I had one of those Ford Escorts (my first car when I was nineteen).

[James Nourse]

Do you remember the garden BAR B Q Steak sandwiches etc

[chuff]

I used to go there with my friends between 1985-1987 ish, it's all a bit hazy though tbh, was inexperienced drinker and had many a wobbly night in there.

chuff

[andyjg]

Hello

Not sure if I'm allowed to revive old posts?... first post on this forum :o)

I've been off work sick for a few days and have been reading lots of posts on here and, feeling a bit better today, went for a walk to find The Heber Arms. I've attached a picture of it as it stands today.

I'm getting quite obsessive about places that used to be pubs around SE22, since almost everywhere I look around the backstreets there seems to be good candidates for old pubs or shops.

Andy