Royal Albert, Deptford
History
The building was designated as Grade II listed in 1973, the entry states it is mid-19th century. It's mentioned in an edition of The Freemasons' Magazine and Masonic Mirror from 1858.
It was called The Paradise Bar for a time in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, by 2005 it was called Six Strings, before eventually returning to its original name.
Whilst named The Paradise Bar it regularly held funk and soul jam sessions, often attended by students at nearby Goldsmiths University. During this time it was also a venue for what the press briefly called The New Cross Scene, with bands such as Bloc Party and Art Brut playing there early in their careers. These concerts were often at an indie music night called Pop of the Tops run by Caffy St Luce.
The Damron Women's Traveller '98 lists Sunday nights at the bar as Je Suis Music, a popular club night attended by lesbians and gay men.
It was run by Antic Collective in the late 2000s, but is now run by Portobello Brewing Co. It occasionally hosts jazz concerts, and has seen perfomers such as Nubya Garcia play there.
References
- ^ Historic England. "The Royal Albert Public House (1079967)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ The Freemasons' Magazine and Masonic Mirror Vol. IV January to June 1858. Bro. Henry George Warren. 1858. p. 409.
- ^ Hamilton, Fiona (4 May 2009). "Deptford tipped as the capital's next tourism hotspot". The Times. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Lewisham Council (27 June 2005). MINUTES of the meeting of the LICENSING SUB COMMITEE (PDF) (Report). p. 2.
- ^ "Kocoa". Goldsmiths University.
- ^ Maps, Paul (9 November 2022). "Video: Joyzine Editor Paul Maps takes Blang Records on a tour of New Cross music venues past & present". Joyzine. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Stevens, Andrew (2004). "So Much For The Underground". 3am Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Joyzine Is 15: Rocklands Promoter Caffy St Luce on 2003". Joyzine. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ O'Connor, Erika; Campbell, Drew K. (1997). The Damron Women's Traveller '98: Lesbian Guide to Usa, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Europe. Damron Publishing. ISBN 978-0929435268.
- ^ Lanyado, Benjie (19 March 2009). "In London, New Cross and Deptford Attract the Hip". The New York Times.
- ^ Clarke, Amy (30 September 2023). "The eight Lewisham pubs celebrated in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2024". News Shopper. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Johnston, Kathleen (22 December 2017). "Gilles Peterson picks the 6 best places to hear jazz in London". GQ. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Rees, Thomas (13 October 2020). "Nubya Garcia: "We need to keep those stories alive to give us our history, the real history. In my community, the Black community, that's really important"". Jazzwise. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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