'Lost' pubs - 2
The afterlife of pubs and ale houses in West Common and Bowling Alley
By Rosemary Ross
Plan showing past and present pubs south of Station Road. The 'lost' pubs are indicated with brackets.
Les Casey
The Bull, Leyton Road, an inn from 1586. Known as The Angell in 1613, and The Black Bull by 1639. For a while it was a school house, but became an inn again by 1719, with a sign "The Bull" on the Common - which remained long after the building became a private house in the 1860s. It was part of the Rothamsted estate.
John Marlow, 2011
The Cricketers, West Common, next to the Independent Chapel (now a private house). It was 'for sale' in 1917, and appears to have closed shortly afterwards.
LHS collection
Site of The Cricketers - parking space for the private house in the former Independent Chapel in West Common
LHS collection
The Woodman's Arms, Pimlico Place, West Common. Closed as a pub in 1928 and now a private house
LHS collection
The Fishmongers Arms, Wheathamstead (now Southdown) Road, was listed in the 1871 census. William Read was landlord in 1898. It was demolished in 1959.
LHS collection
George IV pub, Lower Cravells Road. Now a private house
Les Casey, 2003
The Horse & Jockey Pub, St Albans Road - at the end of Harpenden Race Course. Later, the White House, then Foxwood Lodge.
Les Casey, 2003