Kingston Road, "Ye Old Leather Bottle" Merton Park
Area | Merton Park |
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Picture Reference | MerMor_25_31-5 |
Original Format | Photo |
Notes / History | The original pub on this site is believed to date back to 1700. It was a properly licensed house. The first landlord recorded in lists of local victuallers is Edward Hubbart who was there in 1725. In 1897 an application was made for a new pub to be built in a slightly different position. It was used as a meeting place for a number of groups in the early twentieth century. In the 1970s and 1980s it was a venue for jazz and blues music. It is still a venue for live bands. |