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35 North Cray Road
Bexley
https://whatpub.com/coach-horses
Above photo, date unknown, kindly sent by Matthew Minch. |
Above postcard, 1930. The pub can just be seen on the right by the
telegraph pole. |
Above photo, 1967. Kindly sent by Matthew Minch. |
Above photo, 1974. |
Above photo, 2006 by Steve Thoroughgood. |
Above Google image, September 2008. |
Above Google image, October 2014. |
Established in the 18th century, from 1875 it was a Beasley house and
from 1978 an Allied one. Since 1999 it has belonged to Punch Taverns.
Unfortunately closed some around 2017 when planning permission was
acquired to turn into 6 flats, this was accomplished by June 2019.
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From the Bromley Record, February, 1859.
BROMLEY PETTY SESSIONS.
Monday, Jan. 3. Present: The Rev. Sir C. F. Faraby, Bart., Chairman; Colonel
Long, and George Warde Norman, Esq. There were no Police cases to be disposed of
to-day.
The licence of the "Coach and Horses Inn," Bexley, was transferred from Mrs.
Mary Ann Whiting to Mr. John Edward Clare.
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From the Bromley Record, January, 1860.
BROMLEY PETTY SESSIONS.
December 5th. [Before Samuel Long, Esq., (chairman), and C. L. Wilson, Esq.]
Public-house Information.
John Edward Clare, of the "Coach and Horses" public-house, Bexley Old Town, was
summoned by Inspector Nimmo, of the R. division of police, for keeping his house
open between the hours of three and five p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20th.
The offence was proved by police-constable 89 R, and the mitigated penalty of
5s. inflicted, together with the costs.
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South Eastern Gazette, 17 April, 1860.
Petty Sessions, Monday. (Before Western Wood, Esq., chairman, Oswald
Smith and H. Johnston, Esqrs.)
William Mitchell, a labourer, at Bexley-heath, pleaded guilty to
assaulting James Wendon, the landlord of the "Coach and Horses"
public-house at Bexley, on the 1st inst., and also to assaulting
James Brown, a servant at the same house, and was fined £1 for each
assault, with costs.
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From the
https://www.bexleytimes.co.uk 1 August 2017 by Luke May.
Coach and Horses pub to become home to six apartments after council meeting.
Plans were approved on Thursday night.
A final plea to protect a Bexley pub from transforming into flats fell
on deaf ears as approval was given by councillors last week.
Plans to turn the Coach and Horses pub into six apartments went to
planning councillors on Thursday night, having already been earmarked
for approval and receiving the backing of residents.
The borough’s branch of the Campaign for Real Ale had tried to protect
the North Cray Road pub last year, when it first heard rumours of
potential development, by applying to add the pub’s name to the list of
assets of community value in the borough.
But the application was knocked back after the pub proved unpopular
compared to nearby competition.
Council documents explained: “The pub trades poorly. The vast majority
of local residents and visitors prefer to frequent the five pubs and
numerous restaurants more centrally located in Bexley Village, just a
short distance away.”
In a last bid to stop the conversion, Bexley Camra put in a formal
objection to the proposal, but a unanimous vote saw plans for a
two-storey extension and housing conversion given, subject to conditions
which include retaining the site’s signage and meeting standards for
parking and cycling provision.
The apartments will be split between four one-bedroom and two
two-bedroom flats with seven parking spaces provided.
Ian Wright from Bexley Camra said: “All pub’s are important, just
because people are not visiting now is no excuse to close it down.
“You only need to look at the "George and Dragon" in Swanscombe, it was a
run-down pub three years ago, but new owners came in and now it is a
thriving business with a large array of real ales.
“It’s sad to see another pub go, thankfully we don’t know of any other
pubs at risk around the borough.”
Between 2002 and 2016, Bexley lost five of its pubs and bars, including
The "Old Wick" in 2011, representing the smallest number of closures
across the capital.
Landlord of 13 years Tony Stowell said he had no date planned for the
pub’s closure.
The 54-year-old said: “A few weeks ago we only ordered in two barrels,
it’s ridiculous but there’s no point buying in beer just for it to go
off.
“Things were great when I started, but then there was the smoking ban
and the recession, people have changed the way they drink now, I used to
see the same people maybe four times a week, now I’m lucky if it’s once
a month.
“I think I’m ready to slow down and start this new chapter turning it
into apartments.”
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From the
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk By Conor Shields, 30th November 2018.
Burst water pipe at the Coach & Horses pub in Bexleyheath causing delays.
Drivers in Bexleyheath are experiencing lengthy delays to their
journeys as repairs to a burst water pipe in North Cray Road are carried out.
Social media users have posted on the Bexleyheath News & Gossip Facebook
page that they are experiencing long traffic jams, with one user noting
it added around 40 minutes to his journey, due to a manually operated
two-way traffic light system set up while works are ongoing.
The lights are said to be operating on the roundabout near the now
closed Coach & Horses pub next to Vicarage Road.
A council spokeswoman said these lights will be manually operated from
7am until 7pm and that all queries regarding this should be directed to
Thames Water.
A spokesman for Thames Water apologised for any inconvenience caused by
the works, explaining repairs are being made to a four-inch diameter
pipe and that the traffic lights were set up to ensure that staff can
work safely.
He also said these works are estimated to be finished by December 12 but
are pushing to finish sooner.
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LICENSEE LIST
EDWARDS Samuel 1832+
WENDON James 1860+
WHITING Mary Ann to 3/Jan/1859
CLARE John Edward 3/Jan/1859+
GREEN John Stephen to Dec/1890
CHANT Robert Dec/1890+
RADCLIFFE Thomas 1903+
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
Maidstone
and Kentish Journal
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
 Census
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