Comments on: At The Duke Of Wellington https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: rob madigan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-1099745 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:47:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-1099745 CLERKENWELL & DISTRICT WINTER DART LEAGUE
2016/17

The League will begin with the Winter Challenge Cup competiton in September .
League will consist of one division of eight teams only.
Six players plus upto four substitutes will make up each team.

Format
1 x triple play
3 x single play
2 x pairs play
3 x single play
1 x triple play
3 x single play
Home team to throw first on each and every leg.
Away team to chalk up their players first in each challenge
1 point earned per leg won.

Matches to begin at 7pm

Entry fee to the league is £10 per team
End of season comps to be played March 2017

For more information email Rob on dartsclerkenwell@outlook.com

]]> By: Dale Ingram https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-859297 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:01:20 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-859297 The Asset of Community Value application was made some weeks ago. The Cross Keys in Chelsea was not saved by being ACV listed, as ACVs weren’t invented then. It was saved by a huge and vocal local campaign however, with lots of political support.

We should be grateful to Matt Smith, the Conservatives Parliamentary candidate at the election in May for his full-throated support.

On March 10th at 4pm we have Labour’s London Assembly Member for east London John Biggs coming along with Tom Copley another Assembly Member from Camden. Tom was a great supporter of the Golden Lion there, and the landlord there has now bought his freehold after fighting off a developer over three years.

So, hope some of you reading this can come to the pub and show your support on March 10th.

]]> By: alison homewood https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-857021 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:30:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-857021 I feel sick by this story. I agree, why are not all these beautiful old pubs better protected. At the very least, buy some time by listing it as a Community Asset (worked with the Cross Keys in Chelsea)

http://chelseasociety.org.uk/cross-keys-reopen/

But it is too dispiriting to have to keep fighting battles which should never happen when we need energy and effort to fight the big bad boys like British Land.

]]> By: Jeannie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-856985 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:45:48 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-856985 I’ve objected too – I hope it helps

I strongly object to the plans to build flats and destroy yet enough open space. I live very nearby and it is one of the local pubs where I can go to meet up with my neighbours.

The design is not in keeping with the conservation area and it is an over development of the space. It will impact on light and space for the neighbouring properties. the development is at risk of destroying an Asset of Community Value.

]]> By: Louise https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-856939 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:03:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-856939 Steven and I would drop by this afternoon, if we could, for our 5:00 beer, if we didn’t live in Indiana. Best wishes, and persevere!!!

]]> By: saveHOVE https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-856910 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:36:58 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-856910 Where are the laws to prevent unscrupulous behaviour like this which undermine and deliberately destroy viable businesses?

To get consent the ‘owners’ will have to demonstrate they have marketed the site as a pub and failed to gain a new buyer, don’t they? They are proposing change of use after all…… They need to demonstrate unviability. Where is the MP? The Councillors too?

]]> By: saveHOVE https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-856907 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:29:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-856907 Community Asset status is needed. Not sure how that works but it is a designation that prevents – say – conversion to a house.

]]> By: Pauline Taylor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-856793 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:01:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-856793 How I sympathise with the people in this pub. New landlords bought the property, where our successful secondhand bookshop has been for nearly 32 years, and refused to renew our lease, despite us not owing them any rent. They are now busy converting the premises into residential flats in the name of greed!!

I hope that the objection to this shocking proposal will be successful, but as another comment points out, why should we have to continuously fight to retain and protect our heritage, something is very wrong when these greedy developers can get away with things like this all the time.

Pauline.

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-856712 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:57:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-856712 Ha! Someone has stolen the “G” of WELLINGTON — I hope that is a “GOOD” Omen…!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Liam O'Farrell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/02/26/at-the-duke-of-wellington/#comment-856585 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:39:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=130564#comment-856585 Utterly horrified at this news. One of the last proper pubs in the area and wonderful architecture too. This would never happen in Paris! Or Rome! it does not have to happen here. its not just in the East End either. Soho and East Oxford Street looks like the Luftwaffe has just paid a visit. A desperate shame and no Betjemin to stem the tide.

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