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Dumbing down of local Pub

Went to the Coat & Badge a few days ago and was horified to see that the management has redecorated the Pub in 'Pub bland' mode. Gone are any references to rowing – the print of Doggetts Coat and Badge race, the Queen at the Head of the River Race etc. Gone are references to the Putney family the Phelps, several of whom were Doggetts winners and whose names were inscribed on the beams. They might as well change the name now!How sad!

Caroline Whitehead ● 2462d8 Comments

Sorry - horrified!

Caroline Whitehead ● 2462d

Hello Caroline,I have never been to the Coat & Badge though the aromas of their BBQs are always great.It is incredibly sad that the history and character of the pub has been erased so easily and, by the sounds of it, replaced by non-descript décor.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2461d

What a shame, Coat and Badge was my local back in the 1960s - I was an active member of The Putney Town Rowing Club, also a postman in the sorting office (opposite the Coat and Badge).Our heritage going down the drain, should be a law against this type of behaviour

Patrick Barrs ● 2461d

Coat and Badge schmoat and schmadge...drink in a proper boozer. Brickie!

Simon Knight ● 2461d

When was the last time any of you went there? From the comments it sounds like not at all recently. To the younger clientele I doubt they care what it used to be like any more than you care what it was like in your day. Time marches on.

Freddie Francis ● 2461d

That should have read ...any more than you care what it was like before your day.

Freddie Francis ● 2461d

Fair comment Freddie, I only ever went in the Coat and Badge a couple times in the 1980s, I used to go further down Lacy Road to the Jolly Gardener when it was a Fullers pub or, occasionally, the Bricklayers. 

Michael Ixer ● 2461d

Actually freddie it's become a favourite for our backgammon club...meet ish once a month. Proper fire and beer. OK I accept the toilets leave a bit to be desired!I'm at an age where I want to go to a pub, enjoy a pint, chat with the old geezer with a dog and not be surrounded by yuppies who count their wealth according to what iphone they have.

Simon Knight ● 2461d