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The Telegraph was situated at 228 Brixton Hill.
This was a late Victorian pub built in 1896, replacing an
earlier building of the same name. The architect
was one W M Brutton, and was built for William Grimes, who was a prominent
pub and music hall owner of the time. In its heyday the Telegraph was
clearly an impressive pub, with the Saloon lounge being a lofty room, with
velvet curtains, chandeliers and richly upholstered furnishings. The
building has now been converted to residential use following closure in the
2000s. |
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Source: Rex Ward |
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This pub is nominated in Linton Kwesi
Johnson's poem, "Five Nights of Bleeding". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egye9tBl-y8.
II'd love to read some information about the reggae and roots nights that
were held there in the seventies. |
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Nicholas Brown-Warr (December 2021) |
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Vicki Browne |
1990s |
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Terence Passant |
1960-1970s |
My Dad played for a very successful pub football team for
The Telegraph pub, I believe they were called Telegraph United. |
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Peter & Wendy Missons |
1962 |
We had our wedding
reception there, and still have the invoice |
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Duncan Longstaff |
1963 |
I was a customer at the pub, my friends and
myself played snooker in the backroom, there were from memory 4 tables |
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