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Can any of the, erm, older members of the forum remember this place?
St Luke's Tavern - Highgate [pic attached]
Colloquially known as the "Bosted Boot", St Luke's Tavern stood on the corner of St Luke's Road and Vere Street. It was a building with an unusual shape and featured two arched doorways fronting St Luke's Road, once a thoroughfare packed with terraced housing and courts.
The left-hand door was the main entrance to the bar and the right-hand door was used to access the pub's outdoor for off-sales. The pub's smoke room was accessed via an entrance on Vere Street. The licensee of this old beerhouse at the time of this photograph was Bernard John Williams.
He had been the publican until 1941 but may have been called up for service. The licence was transferred to Lilian May Williams until he returned home. Indeed, this was a time of family re-unions. There is a home-made homecoming sign above the entry to the right of the pub. A small boy is standing on the pavement - is he waiting in expectation? The sign is a large V with the message "Welcome Home Val". No doubt a good old fashioned party and sing-a-long was held in the pub to celebrate Val's return.
Herbert Guest succeeded Bernard Williams as licensee towards the end of the 1940's. A victim of redevelopment, the St Luke's Tavern was closed on November 4th 1960. The site was later occupied by Matthew Boulton College.
Cheers
Kieron www.midlandspubs.co.uk
St Luke's Tavern - Highgate [pic attached]
Colloquially known as the "Bosted Boot", St Luke's Tavern stood on the corner of St Luke's Road and Vere Street. It was a building with an unusual shape and featured two arched doorways fronting St Luke's Road, once a thoroughfare packed with terraced housing and courts.
The left-hand door was the main entrance to the bar and the right-hand door was used to access the pub's outdoor for off-sales. The pub's smoke room was accessed via an entrance on Vere Street. The licensee of this old beerhouse at the time of this photograph was Bernard John Williams.
He had been the publican until 1941 but may have been called up for service. The licence was transferred to Lilian May Williams until he returned home. Indeed, this was a time of family re-unions. There is a home-made homecoming sign above the entry to the right of the pub. A small boy is standing on the pavement - is he waiting in expectation? The sign is a large V with the message "Welcome Home Val". No doubt a good old fashioned party and sing-a-long was held in the pub to celebrate Val's return.
Herbert Guest succeeded Bernard Williams as licensee towards the end of the 1940's. A victim of redevelopment, the St Luke's Tavern was closed on November 4th 1960. The site was later occupied by Matthew Boulton College.
Cheers
Kieron www.midlandspubs.co.uk
