Pub history

The London and South Western

Opening c1935 as Hastings Ltd’s flagship store (furniture dealers), this property occupied a row of shops on the Queens Parade site. The railway’s arrival changed the area, with the parade built after that. The first line opened in 1838, run by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). Others later extended lines across the area. The first station did not open until 1863, though, after LSWR had joined forces with rival companies to build one at Falcon Bridge, later named Clapham Junction.