Rose Pub Forest Hill Road, is it closed?

[Milhouse]

Blinds have been taken off the windows, so if you're passing you can have a look at the progress inside.

[B&G]

Love the Great Exhibition but don't go as frequently as we used to since moving. Would be delighted if they created something similar at the FHT.

[Gary P]

Such a shame that this place is closing. I live just across the road, and yesterday there were vans parked outside and people taking away all of the (weird and mismatched) furniture. I think the writing has been on the wall for a while though.

Such a waste of what could be a good pub in an increasingly busy area. When I first moved in I thought this would be my local, but I gave up on it a while back. Once we went to play the Monday night pub quiz, but none of the staff could even tell us if it was on or not and we sat around for ages waiting to find out if it would happen. Another time I arrived with a group of friends, all wanting to order the pies (which were pretty nice), but we were told there was no hot food. Pretty much every other time I went in after that there were glasses over most of the taps and you couldn't even get a packet of crisps (the excuse always being that the delivery day is "tomorrow"). The garden area also has a lot of potential but had become really run down.

Nowadays we use the Herne as its so much nicer, with people using it and good food.

Really hope someone takes the Rose on and makes it the pub it could be.

[jimbo1964]

?

Read the thread. It's being taken over by the Great Exhibition people and will be opening in a couple of months.

[sophie_e_down]

They are now in there working on the pub. Painting the outside black it appears. I wonder when it will re-open.

[bobbsy]

I don't like pubs painted black.

[jimbo1964]

I mostly like a black pub. The Castle looks amazing.. Actress not so much. I think the FHT is looking good.

[indiepanda]

Being taken over by the people that run the Great Exhibition would be a great result. They did wonders turning a mostly empty tired and dingy pub into a usually busy one with decent food and lots going on.

I live near both the Rose and the Herne and don't really use either (done the odd lunch at the Herne but it's not somewhere to go for a drink), but I might change that if we've got something more appealing nearby.

[Milhouse]

There's a huge banner outside the pub. It's to be called Watson's General Telegraph. At least I think it is. I went past pretty quickly. I did notice that the bar is gone. The space looks enormous. It's due to open on 28 January 2016.

I can only imagine the 63 and 363 buses will be updating their bus stop announcements in the next few weeks.

[Seabag]

Milhouse Wrote:

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> There's a huge banner outside the pub. It's to be

> called Watson's General Telegraph. At least I

> think it is. I went past pretty quickly. I did

> notice that the bar is gone. The space looks

> enormous. It's due to open on 28 January 2016.

>

> I can only imagine the 63 and 363 buses will be

> updating their bus stop announcements in the next

> few weeks.

Let's hope the busses use semaphore codes and ciphers to honour the spirit of Watson

Maybe there's a special cocktail they could make, only ordered by customers busting arm shapes accordingly

What fun that'd be on a busy Friday nite

[jimbo1964]

Terrible name. I'll forgive them if they make a decent pub of it.

[dbboy]

Could it be some sort of connection to Telegraph Hill and Watson is the owner? Can telegraphs be sent from there?

It's a bit more inventive then "the rose"

[JohnL]

Oh yes it is :)

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Operators/MA300-Business-Club/Laine-Pub-Co-grows-FY-sales-9

A 'pipeline' of acqusitions

[Jah Lush]

Great news. Looking forward to the opening.

[DulwichFox]

This is the Watson Telegraph .. Semaphore Station.. South Downs Circa. 1841

http://distantwriting.co.uk/images/Watsons%20Telegraph%20Southwark.jpg

Watson's General Telegraph Association

DulwichFox

[konradc101]

I think this is the design. Looks like the beer garden.

[B&G]

Garden looks nice - it's such a big space. Looking forward to seeing what they do inside.

[Milhouse]

Found the pub's Twitter account. It's @WGTelegraph

Also info at http://watsonstelegraph.pub/

[Drxyster]

It appears that all of the information regarding the "Watsons Telegraph" has the address as Honor Oak Park, when in fact the correct address is "HONOR OAK".

As far as I am aware, Honor Oak Park is the other side of the hill past St Augustines church, on the way to Honor Oak Park railway station.

Is this correct?

[JohnL]

Drxyster Wrote:

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> It appears that all of the information regarding

> the "Watsons Telegraph" has the address as Honor

> Oak Park, when in fact the correct address is

> "HONOR OAK".

> As far as I am aware, Honor Oak Park is the other

> side of the hill past St Augustines church, on the

> way to Honor Oak Park railway station.

> Is this correct?

Everyone else just has Forest Hill Road, London.

Maybe it's because of the name of the Pub link :)

[Milhouse]

Opening day tomorrow. Looks like a lot of progress has been made. Also looked to me that there is now a huge tent in the garden. Exciting.

[dbboy]

Good luck to them

[Jeremy]

It sounds like a winner *. I might be along tomorrow night to check it out!

(* except for the jazz)

[JohnL]

I don't mind live jazz

I know some don't :)

[Jeremy]

Obviously plenty people must like it, if every new pub insists on having the bloody stuff!