Comments on: At the Hoop & Grapes

By: Erika Walton

Erika Walton — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:19:20 +0000

1965? My mother, Rudy, was lunchtime restaurant waitress in the Hoop and Grapes.
During school holidays I would be with Landlord’s children in the top floor accommodation. After service we would go over the road to the (Goulston) Public Swim Baths.

By: A Webb nee Merry

A Webb nee Merry — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:21:11 +0000

At some time in the 1960s I think my great Aunt Flo Rudd nee Crouch worked at the Hoop and Grapes. Any information?

By: David Levenson

David Levenson — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:19:48 +0000

I am sitting in the Hoop & Grapes right now. Enjoying a pint of Doombar and the most delicious glazed sausages. Your blog post brings all this history to life. No tourists in here either, just the latest generation of London characters…

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 10:28:41 +0000

That isn’t a fire insurance mark, it’s a parish boundary marker, the initials refer to St Botolph Aldgate.

By: Chris Dyson

Chris Dyson — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:49:27 +0000

1 LITTLE SOMERSET STREET (STILL & STAR PUBLIC HOUSE) is under threat of demolition you must help preserve this street and one of the most unique pubs in London under threat of demolition just near the hoop and grapes 16/00406/FULMAJ for the planning application

By: Lewis Owens

Lewis Owens — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 16:54:21 +0000

Fascinating article. Thank you! I would like to contact both Olive Chetland and Helen Burgess (commenters on this page) for a book I am writing. Can you help in any way? Many thanks, Lewis Owens

By: Helen Burgess

Helen Burgess — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 17:10:49 +0000

My grandad Alec Saunders and Nan Phyllis used to run the pub in the 50’s and 60’s. My mum was born there.

By: Joe Waterman

Joe Waterman — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:44:42 +0000

My Nan lived in Marlow Flats (now called Marlow house) just off Calvert Ave. Used to go down the Lane and buy Bagels and take them up to her and we would have lunch together on a Sunday morning. I’m talking about 1958/59.

By: Olive chetland

Olive chetland — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:46:02 +0000

I was manager of this pub in 1965. It had been closed before we moved in as it had been renavated . It was made safe and a speacial fire escape was installed from all the rooms.
In the old cellar the barralls was on the old stills, there were also the old lug holes in the cellar ceiling so you could listen to what was going on in the bar above. I always thought the pub was haunted and we had several funny thing happen while we lived there. It sounds like it has been done up several times since I was there.

By: helen burgess

helen burgess — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 18:03:50 +0000

im very proud to say that my Grandad used to be the Landlord of this pub in the 50s & 60s ..