{"id":425,"date":"2019-07-24T21:42:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T21:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=425"},"modified":"2019-07-24T21:46:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T21:46:44","slug":"whatpub-update-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/07\/24\/whatpub-update-33\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatPub? Update 33"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WhatPub?\nUpdate<\/strong> publishes news items collated\nby Greater London branches, often from information supplied through the \u2018Submit\nUpdate\u2019 button on <strong>WhatPub<\/strong>. &nbsp;We aim to report all openings and closures of\nplaces that satisfy the CAMRA definition of a pub (including those selling\ndraught but not real ale); all pubs that add or remove real ale; and changes of\nname, ownership or beer policy.&nbsp; Readers\nare encouraged to visit <strong>WhatPub?<\/strong> for\npub details, and to \u2018Submit Update\u2019 when they find incomplete or out-of-date\ninformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong><em>NEW\n  &amp; REOPENED PUBS &amp; PUBS CONVERTED TO REAL ALE<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>CENTRAL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EC1, ALCHEMIST<\/strong>,\n145 City Rd. Reopened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EC2, GREEN VIC<\/strong>, 42 Great Eastern St.\nEthical bar opened in June 2019. It aims to put planet before profit in all\nareas. Craft keg beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EC3, BAVARIAN BEERHOUSE<\/strong> (Bavarian Beerhouse Group),\n9 The Arches, Crutched Friars. Reopened and renamed <strong>BIERSCHENKE<\/strong>; still a\nGerman Beer Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W1, ANGEL IN THE\nFIELDS<\/strong>\n(Samuel Smith), 37 Thayer St. Samuel Smith Old Brewery Bitter now available on\ncask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W1, DUKE OF\nWELLINGTON<\/strong>\n(Stonegate), 77 Wardour St. Real ale now available: Fuller&#8217;s London Pride and\nSharp&#8217;s Doom Bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W1, DUKE OF YORK<\/strong> (Dragon Management Ltd), 45\nHarrowby St. Real ale now available: Fuller&#8217;s London Pride; Sambrook&#8217;s Session;\nSharp&#8217;s Doom Bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>EAST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E2, FUGITIVE MOTEL<\/strong>, 199 Cambridge Heath Rd. A\ncafe and co-working space. 14 craft beer lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E4, MOUNT<\/strong>, 30-32 Old Church Rd.\nReopened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E14, RUM&amp;SUGAR<\/strong> (Drake &amp; Morgan), 1\nWarehouse, West India Quay. New bar in a\nformer cafe called 1802. Specialises in rum but has Meantime and Camden on tap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E17, UNTRADITIONAL PUB<\/strong> (Pillars Brewery), Crate\nBuilding, 35 St James St. Craft keg beer and lager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NORTH<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>N3, DIGNITY<\/strong> (Mitchells &amp; Butlers),\n363 Regents Park Rd. Reopened and renamed <strong>KING OF PRUSSIA <\/strong>after a couple\nof years as a chicken restaurant. Now run by Dan Fox, mostly keg on offer but\ntwo taps usually dispense real ale on air pressure from the likes of Redemption\nand Windsor &amp; Eton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>N13, WOODMAN<\/strong>\n(Marston&#8217;s), 128 Bourne Hill. Reopened although freehold is still on the\nmarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>N16, STOKEY BEARS<\/strong> (Remedy Bars), 129 Stoke\n  Newington High St. Reopened and reverted to <strong>ORIGINAL SIN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>N18, TALBOT\nFREEHOUSE<\/strong>,\n161 Silver St. Renamed <strong>DICEY REILLY&#8217;S<\/strong> and offers a real ale, Fuller\u2019s London\nPride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>NORTH WEST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HAREFIELD, BEAR\nON THE BARGE<\/strong>\n(Star), Moorhall Rd. Reopened with one real ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HARROW WEALD<\/strong>, <strong>SEVEN BALLS<\/strong> (Star),\n749 Kenton La. Reopened and renamed <strong>SEVEN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>SOUTH EAST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE6, FELLOWSHIP<\/strong>, Randlesdown Rd. Reopened\non 14 June as <strong>FELLOWSHIP &amp; STAR<\/strong> and operated by Electric Star.\nSeating is at a mish-mash of high tables and chairs, bench seating and low\ntables and chairs around all sides of a central bar servery, with some booth\nseating towards the rear. Lots of the original dark wood panelling remains.\nThree handpumps serve Sharp&#8217;s Doom Bar and a varying beer from Brockley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE19, BEER\nREBELLION<\/strong>\n(Beer Rebellion), 126 Gipsy Hill. Renamed <strong>BULL &amp; FINCH<\/strong>. Following\nclosure in October 2018 the pub reopened in May 2019 under the ownership of\nBullfinch Brewery. At time of opening only keg beers are sold through 15 taps,\nmainly but not exclusively from Bullfinch. In due course two handpumps will reportedly\nbe installed for cask ale. Card payment only here; no cash payments accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE19, URBAN\nCELLAR<\/strong>, 48\nChurch Rd. Tiny off-licence including large beer range from mainly local\nbreweries. Taps dispense two changing craft keg beers and two wines which can\nbe consumed on the premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE23, HILL<\/strong> (Ei Group), 45-47 Dartmouth\nRd. Reopened as part of Ei\u2019s Craft Union Pub Co division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BROMLEY, LORD HOLMESDALE<\/strong> (Ei Group), 184 Homesdale Rd. New management took\nover the pub at the beginning of July and have made substantial changes\nincluding reinstating real ale, initially Sharp\u2019s Doom Bar and Fuller\u2019s London\nPride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COULSDON, JACK &amp; JILL<\/strong> (Star), Longlands Ave. Reopened with real ale:\nSharp\u2019s Doom Bar and a guest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>SOUTH WEST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW6,\nARAGON HOUSE<\/strong>, 247 New Kings Rd. Reopened\nby the City Pub Company with 4 changing real ales such as Fuller&#8217;s London Pride\nand Sambrook&#8217;s Wandle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW9, SOUTH WEST\nSALOON BAR<\/strong>,\nPop Brixton, 49 Brixton Station Rd. A 2019\naddition to the container-housed bars of the Pop Brixton complex. No real ale;\na few branded keg beers and lots of other booze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW12, MOON UNDER\nWATER<\/strong>, 194 Balham High Rd. Reopened mid-May under Urban Pubs\n&amp; Bars lease and renamed <strong>CYCLIST<\/strong>, but with no real ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW13, WATERMANS\nARMS<\/strong> (Wellington),\n375 Lonsdale Rd. Reopened as a pub again after two decades as a restaurant by\nthe people behind the award winning Express Tavern in Kew\nand Sussex Arms, Twickenham. Cask ale on 10 handpumps and 20 craft keg lines.\nCider also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW19, WILLIAM MORRIS, <\/strong>20 Watermill\n Way. Reopened by Amtel Sheem Ltd (also operators of the Woodman, Durnsford\nRd) following refurbishment, with handpumps expected to dispense By the Horns\nHopadelic, Sharp&#8217;s Doom Bar and a Sharp&#8217;s house beer: William Morris (4.2%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>WEST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W2, VAGABOND<\/strong>, 6a Sheldon Sq. Small\nwine-bar &amp; wine-tasting chain, but this one on the Paddington Basin also\nhas keg beer taps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W10, KENSINGTON\nPARK<\/strong>\n(Harcourt Inns), 139 Ladbroke Gro. Reopened and renamed KPH by Harcourt Inns following\na 2-year closure. Harvey&#8217;s Sussex Best\nBitter and Timothy Taylor Landlord plus a guest beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W11, PORTOBELLO\nGOLD <\/strong>(Ei\nGroup), 95-97 Portobello Rd. Reopened and renamed <strong>GOLD<\/strong>. No real ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong><em>PUBS\n  CLOSED, CONVERTED, DEMOLISHED OR CEASED SELLING REAL ALE<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><em>CENTRAL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EC2, GOW&#8217;S<\/strong>\n(Novus Leisure). Closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EC4, CAMINO<\/strong>.\nClosed and for lease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EC4, WOLFGANG&#8217;S BIER HAUS<\/strong> (Applefritterbeer Co). Demolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WC1, CAFE LONDON<\/strong> (Imperial London Hotel Group), Bedford Hotel. &nbsp;Confirmed in April as now a restaurant, Charco\nCharco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WC1, KING&#8217;S CROSS ARMS<\/strong>. Confirmed in March as now a hotel, The House of\nToby. There is a small keg bar beyond reception in the side room, so assume\nresidents only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>EAST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E1, CARPENTERS ARMS<\/strong>. Real ale no longer\navailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E8, ALIBI<\/strong> (Real Gold). Now a private\nmembers club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E16, DURHAM ARMS<\/strong> (Cubitt). Converted to\nco-working space via Ministry of Startups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CLAYHALL, TOBY CARVERY WOODFORD GREEN<\/strong> (Mitchells &amp; Butlers). No longer sells real ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NORTH<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>N1, KINGS<\/strong>\n(Ei Group). Handpumps removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>N1, MICHAEL&#8217;S DEN<\/strong>. Closed. Has been for lease since Oct 2018. Was HALLIFORD HOUSE and previously\nOXFORD ARMS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>N4, ARSENAL TAVERN<\/strong> (Ei Group). Closed suddenly in July<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>N5, WHITE HOUSE<\/strong>\n(Ei Group). Reopened as Tetto\u2019s, an Italian restaurant\/steak house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>NORTH WEST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NW1, BELGO NOORD<\/strong> (Belgo Restaurants). Closed, lease on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NW1, BREE LOUISE<\/strong> (Ei Group). Demolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NW1, HOPE &amp; ANCHOR<\/strong>. Demolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NW4, HENDON <\/strong>(Greene King). Handpumps removed.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NW6, GOOD SHIP<\/strong>.\nDemolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NW6, KILBURN ARMS<\/strong> (Star). Real ale no longer available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NW11, WALLACE<\/strong> (PPN Taverns). Closed,\nfuture uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EDGWARE, CHANGE\nOF HART<\/strong>\n(ex-Greene King). Converted to Dolce LDN restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUDBURY<\/strong>, <strong>SWAN<\/strong>, (Star). Closed and boarded up, lease\non the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WEMBLEY, WATKIN&#8217;S\nFOLLY<\/strong>.\nReported closed September 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>SOUTH EAST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE10, BEER BOX<\/strong> (Meantime Brewing Company).\nClosed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE17, HUNTSMAN\n&amp; HOUNDS<\/strong>,\n(Market Taverns). No real ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE17, LOST RIVERS\nELEPHANT<\/strong>.\nClosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE22, DULWICH\nBEER DISPENSARY<\/strong> (Southey Brewing). Closed in May 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BROMLEY, HOP &amp; RYE\n<\/strong>(Stonegate). Closed following sale.\nWas the BEACH TREE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CARSHALTON,\nPALMERSTON <\/strong>(Ei Group). Real ale no\nlonger available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CROYDON,\nBAD APPLE<\/strong> (Bossick Enterprises Ltd). Closed,\nfuture uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CROYDON,\nGOLDEN LION (<\/strong>Ei Group). Real ale no\nlonger available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CROYDON,\nODD SHOE.<\/strong> Closed 2018 and demolished\n2019 as part of the Queen&#8217;s Square redevelopment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THORNTON<\/strong><strong> HEATH, HORSESHOE<\/strong>. Demolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WELLING, ROSE &amp; CROWN<\/strong> (Ei Group). Real ale no\nlonger available following refurbishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>SOUTH WEST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW1,\nMUNICH CRICKET CLUB<\/strong> (Moonshine Bars). Closed. The venue has moved to a\nlarger site very nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW6,\nWELLINGTON<\/strong> (TWPF Ltd). Closed, lease for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW10,\nWORLD&#8217;S END MARKET (<\/strong>Wellington). Real\nale no longer available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW13, TREE HOUSE<\/strong> (Star). Closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW19, KILKENNY\nTAVERN <\/strong>(Ei\nGroup). Closed unexpectedly late May. Expected to reopen as an Ei \u2018managed\npartnership\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HAM, HAND &amp;\nFLOWER<\/strong> (Ei\nGroup). Closed, lease on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KINGSTON, ANTOINETTE HOTEL<\/strong>. Closed in October 2018\nfor conversion to residential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUTTON, EBB &amp; FLOW CAFE BAR<\/strong> (Marston&#8217;s). Real ale no\nlonger available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUTTON, WINNING POST<\/strong>. Real ale no longer\navailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WALLINGTON, WALLINGTON ARMS<\/strong> (Antic). Closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>WEST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W5, COMMON ROOM<\/strong>. Closed, future uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W5, EALING SQUASH &amp; FITNESS CLUB<\/strong>. Closed for redevelopment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W7, ROYAL<\/strong> (Mitchells &amp; Butlers). Handpumps\nremoved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GREENFORD, DUGOUT\nSPORTS BAR<\/strong>.\nClosed in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NORWOOD GREEN,\nLAMB<\/strong>.\nClosed for redevelopment, retaining pub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TWICKENHAM<\/strong>, <strong>BEAR<\/strong> (Stonegate).Rebranded\nas a Be At One cocktail bar. No draught beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TWICKENHAM, TW2\nBAR &amp; GRILL<\/strong>. Closed, lease for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>YIEWSLEY, HORTON\nLOUNGE<\/strong>. Short\nlived. Closed by early 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong><em>OTHER\n  CHANGES TO PUBS &amp; CASK BEER RANGES<\/em><\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>CENTRAL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EC1, BLACKSMITH &amp; THE TOFFEE\nMAKER<\/strong>\n(Star). Reopened and renamed <strong>DAME ALICE OWEN <\/strong>byStanley Pubs.\nFive handpumps, 4 real ales and a cider. Regular beer is Watney&#8217;s Pale Ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EC3, CORNEY &amp; BARROW<\/strong> (Drake &amp; Morgan).\nRenamed <strong>MONIKER<\/strong>. Keg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EC4, VINYL BAR<\/strong>\n(Marston&#8217;s). Renamed <strong>OLD CHANGE BAR\n&amp; KITCHEN<\/strong> with Timothy Taylor Landlord available recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WC1, QUEENS LARDER<\/strong> (Greene King). Sold to Cosmic Securities Limited. Real ale range: Sharp\u2019s\nDoom Bar and up to three London beers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>EAST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E1, ARCHER<\/strong> (Ei Group). Refurbished and\nrenamed <strong>BUXTON <\/strong>following addition of a seven-storey hotel with 15\nbedrooms. One real ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E1, JUNO<\/strong> (Distinct Group). Renamed <strong>MATCHBOX<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E2, NELSONS HEAD<\/strong>. &nbsp;Renamed <strong>NELSON&#8217;S<\/strong> and now operated by\nStagg &amp; Barbour Events. Keg only beer taps plus cans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BARKING, JOLLY FISHERMAN<\/strong> (Ei Group). Sold off to\nAdvantage Rock Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DAGENHAM, EASTBROOK<\/strong> (Brakspear Pub Co). Sold to\nEastbrook Holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOAK HILL, BEAR<\/strong> (Marston&#8217;s). Renamed <strong>DEER&#8217;S\nREST <\/strong>despite a petition against the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>NORTH WEST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CANONS\nPARK, DOOLANS<\/strong>. Now <strong>FUSION VIBES<\/strong>, a sports bar and\nrestaurant. Still no real ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>SOUTH EAST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE4, JAM CIRCUS <\/strong>(Antic).Reopenedas<strong>\nCROFTON PARK TAVERN <\/strong>by Mosaic Pubs and Dining after short closure following\nsale of freehold. Sharp\u2019s Doom Bar, West Berkshire Good Old Boy and Oakham\nCitra initially available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE19, GIPSY HILL\nTAVERN<\/strong> (Ei\nGroup). Refurbished and renamed <strong>GREAT SOUTHERN<\/strong> by new operator City Glen\nPub Co. Two changing real ales such as Caledonian Deuchars IPA and Truman&#8217;s\nRunner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>SOUTH WEST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW8, STEAX<\/strong> (Modern American Steakhouse\nLtd). Renamed <strong>WATERFRONT LONDON<\/strong> <strong>VAUXHALL<\/strong> in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW9, BRIXTON PORT\nAUTHORITY. <\/strong>Renamed\n<strong>BRIXTON BREW BAR<\/strong> and with a \u2018BBB\u2019 from Brixton Brewery among its all-keg\nrange<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW11, BANK. <\/strong>Renamed <strong>OLD BANK<\/strong>\nafter refurbishment and now open daily from 9am. Still London Pride and another\nFuller\u2019s beer, plus a guest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW13, BRIDGE<\/strong> (Star). Renamed <strong>BRIDGE\nIN BARNES<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SW16, HORSE &amp;\nGROOM<\/strong>. New\nmanagement promises Truman\u2019s guest beers and aims to stock GK Mild alongside\nthe IPA and Abbot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KINGSTON, BOATERS INN<\/strong> (Greene King). No longer LocAle accredited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>WEST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W9, FRANKFORT\nARMS<\/strong> (Ei\nGroup). Now part of Ei\u2019s Craft Union Pub Co division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W12, ASKEW PUB\n&amp; KITCHEN<\/strong> (Greene King). Freehold sold to Mulberry Group Investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W13, HENNESSYS<\/strong> (Hennessys). Renamed <strong>LEATHER\nSADDLE<\/strong>. Owner now Hope Haven Holdings. Still no real ale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W13, PASHA\nKITCHEN<\/strong>.\nRenamed <strong>MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN<\/strong>. Was FREDDY\u2019S, originally JACKSON\u2019S<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BRENTFORD, ROYAL\nOAK<\/strong>\n(Wellington). Renamed <strong>BROOK<\/strong>. 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