Lost Buildings
Part G – Pubs
In 2009 Bourne Hall Museum put together an exhibition of photos in Bourne Hall foyer, bringing back to life long-gone buildings of character that many argue should never have been demolished. Jeremy Harte, the museum curator, very kindly gave us access to the images which we have put on these pages.
A late 17th-century building, the Amato was the Rummer till 1838
when it was renamed after Epsom’s Derby winner. It burnt down in 1922; the present building is a replica.
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The Red Lion in East Street, originally the Queens Head, was frequented by ‘respectable working class men’.
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The Queen Adelaide was for many years a cow-keeper’s cottage and inn
with a verandah by the roadside, until rebuilt for motor trade in 1932 by Watney Combe Reid.
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In 1861 the Railway Hotel was built near the new station in Upper High Street.
Local residents were concerned about the risk of drunkenness among racegoers and railwaymen.
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Epsom’s first major building, the Kings Head dominated the High Street
until it was pulled down for shopping in 1957.
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The Kings Head was trading in 1662, perhaps named to celebrate the return of Charles II.
It was a courtyard inn until 1838 when an Assembly Room was built at the front.
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The Kings Head
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The original Jolly Waggoners, a house of c.1850 made into a pub. Mill workers and farm carters used to drink here.
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The Bonesgate was a country cottage until Mellersh & Neale made it into a more ambitious roadside pub in 1933.
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In the 1950s the Waggoners was rebuilt as an open-plan pub,
but its out-of-village location proved to be bad for trade and the site was redeveloped for housing in 2001.
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Built as part of the early 18th-century development of the High Street,
the George was later renamed to show Epsom’s patriotic support for the first Hanoverian king
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In 1937, when Epsom High Street was widened, the George was rebuilt on a grand scale
to match the Odeon next door. Both properties were demolished in 1972.
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A brewery for ale and porter was built by James Bradley at the back of the High Street.
It disappeared when Epsom’s industrial area was redeveloped for the Ashley Centre.
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The first Lord Nelson was a terraced house in Ewell High Street. It was rebuilt more ambitiously in 1905.
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