London's Dead Pubs

An informal yet insightful guide to some of the capital's lost drinking dens, plus tips on where you can still get a great pint today!

A well-stocked jukebox, bar snacks, and pints of Whitbread, Fuller's, Truman's or Courage on tap! Nothing quite matches the atmosphere of a London pub. But since 2004, one in five pubs across Greater London have closed. This book pays tribute to many of the great drinking places we've lost, while also celebrating some pubs that have returned from the dead.

Paul Talling of 'Derelict London' turns his attention to some of the dead pubs he's come across on his 20 years of giving guided walks across all parts of London. With over 200 original photos of pubs in all states of dereliction plus some that have luckily come back from the dead, Paul laments the drinking spaces we've lost and also points to places where it's still possible to drink in the (usually) convivial atmosphere of a great London boozer.

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Praise for Pauls other books:

‘The book is a belter. What we call in my house a Velvet Underground - a great Loo Read’ Paul Ross - BBC London

‘Talling has managed to show another side to the capital, one of abandoned buildings that somehow retain a sense of beauty.’ Metro

‘Excellent . . . As much as it is an inadvertent vision of how London might look after a catastrophe, DERELICT LONDON is valuable as a document of the one going on right in front of us.’ New Statesman