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From the
https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk By J Smith 13 October 2026.
Former Deptford High Street pub set to become a Savers.
A former pub on Deptford High Street which closed for good earlier
this year looks set to become a branch of Savers.
Plans have been submitted for the former "Jam Circus" which was known
as the "Job Centre" before that.
That’s because it was formerly an actual "Job Centre." When Antic
opened a pub on site they gave it the name of its former use, which
they often did at various sites.
That didn’t stop some complaining the name was an example of
gentrification rather than them doing what they usually did.
And anyway, as someone in a not very well paying job who used to
drink in Deptford at the time, it was one of the cheapest places to
have a few beers. Gentrification is often shorthand for rising
prices not bringing something affordable.
It was a decent place but eventually changed name to "Jam Circus"
around 2023.
Like many other pubs related to Antic it later closed. In January
2026 to be precise.
Ever more competition arrived in the form of places like nearby
"Badger Badger" as well as various places to eat and drink around the
station and railway arches.
Now the old pub will become a branch of Savers if plans are
approved. Good news for fans of cheap toothpaste (and who isn’t?). |
