UK historic pub
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The Winchester is a public house in Highgate, London. It was built in 1881 as the Winchester Tavern, and later became the Winchester Hall Hotel. The name derives from Winchester Hall, a nearby late 17th-century mansion.[1] The pub has featured on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[1]
In early 2016, locals campaigned to save the pub from a proposed residential redevelopment.[2] The campaign was successful, and the old building frontage remains undeveloped. The Winchester ceased operations as a pub in 2016, but reopened in 2022.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's best real heritage pubs. St. Albans: CAMRA. p. 89. ISBN 9781852493042.
- ^ "Campaigners save Highgate's historic Winchester pub from flats plan". ham & high. 22 February 2016.
- ^ "'Let's go to The Winchester': Highgate pub reopens". 12 October 2022.
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