Great Northern Railway Tavern

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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on January 28, 2017 at 18:47

Why? What's happened to it ?

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Permalink Reply by Kate L on January 28, 2017 at 19:02

Shut and boarded up - skip outside etc.

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Permalink Reply by Katie K on January 28, 2017 at 19:16

A quick bit of googling finds these posts about it being taken over by Fullers so it's probably closed for refurbishment:

http://opinion8.ning.com/forum/topics/fuller-s-buys-great-northern-...

http://opinion8.ning.com/forum/topics/fullers-plans-for-the-great-n...

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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on January 28, 2017 at 20:14

The flask, the holly bush and the Great Northern Railway Tavern, my god that's a nice set of pubs. If they're your last top trump cards, you're not going to lose in a hurry.

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Permalink Reply by Glynn Davis on February 3, 2017 at 8:55

Fullers' are doing a full refurbishment including talking the kitchen upstairs. It won't look that different from before - just a reinstatement of fixtures etc..and clean up. The beers will largely by from other brewers rather than Fuller's. Destination beer bar.

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Permalink Reply by Julia Richards-Davies on February 3, 2017 at 12:10

It's actually going to be VERY different. There will be flats upstairs, and so the live music is being stopped. The open back room which has hosted so many live acts, parties, gatherings etc will become fixed seating. Yet another venue lost.

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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on February 4, 2017 at 10:45

Oh no, that's tragic. Fullers, have also had really crap healthy options menus for all pubs all January as well. No individuality it seems.

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Permalink Reply by LadyDianaSpencer on April 6, 2017 at 13:43

Some slightly inaccurate reporting in this thread...

It reopens this weekend after extensive refurbishment...  it's now a two floor proposition (not just the kitchen)... so pretty massive... it will still have live music and they have apparently done out the garden too...

According to a job advert I saw, they are planning on making their Sunday Roast the best in the area..

It seems to me they have done, what has been a beautiful but neglected pub, a massive favour and restored it to it's former glory...  and maybe they sorted out that weird entrance to the toilets by walking through behind the bar when there is a function on... 

I'm confident it's gonna be quite some pub again... but let's wait and see..

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