Windmill pub, Kirkdale

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Evety
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Windmill pub, Kirkdale

Post by Evety »

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and the last thread I found on this subject was from 2009 so I hope you don't mind me starting afresh!

Does anyone know whether there are any plans to do anything with The Windmill? From what I've heard there was quite a lot of trouble when it was last open but surely there's a better use of the space than its current state? It seems such a shame!
Eagle
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Re: Windmill pub, Kirkdale

Post by Eagle »

Everly

Welcome

I think the trouble was exaggerated by the Landlord , who unbelievably wanted to turn it into yet another convenience store.

How many do you need before they become an inconvenience.

This was noble fought by a group headed by Mary to protect a valuable local amenity.

The Pub originally built as a Wetherspoon ( hence the good provision of handicapped toilets etc ) . They sold it after opening of The Capitol , though not immediately.

It seems to have had many owners since then , some excellent , some not so, however the Landlord seems to always claim a Pub cannot make money.

It would be great if a niche Pub could open again.
monkeyarms
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Re: Windmill pub, Kirkdale

Post by monkeyarms »

It's currently on the market. It's not been on the market all that long.

You can google it and find the property ad: it's not cheap, around £1.2m I think. There is a much more recent thread somewhere on this forum about the Windmill, containing the link.
Parker1970
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Re: Windmill pub, Kirkdale

Post by Parker1970 »

monkeyarms wrote:It's currently on the market. It's not been on the market all that long.

You can google it and find the property ad: it's not cheap, around £1.2m I think. There is a much more recent thread somewhere on this forum about the Windmill, containing the link.
This one...

https://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14525
Evety
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Re: Windmill pub, Kirkdale

Post by Evety »

Thank you!

It's just such a shame to see all that Kirkdale has to offer in terms of a quiet(ish) but quaint(ish) high street and then such a huge space put to waste. I'll keep an eye on the thread...
Tim Lund
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Re: Windmill pub, Kirkdale

Post by Tim Lund »

You might also be interested in the thread "Windmill Victory", which includes my analysis of the economic consequences of requiring this property to remain a pub

https://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic ... 21#p112575
"And everybody praised SydSoc
Who this great fight did win."
"But what good came of it at last?"
Quoth little Peterkin.
"Why, that I cannot tell," said he,
"But 'twas a famous victory."

Read more at http://www.poetry-archive.com/s/the_bat ... D0Vxtoj.99
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