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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" height=115 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="832" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="237"><div> <IMG SRC="1aa8c5a0.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ac333e0.jpg" border=0 width="307" height="62" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk"><U><IMG SRC="08950190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>   <A HREF="home_page.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Page"><U><IMG SRC="0aa50190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Derelict London Guestbook"><U><IMG SRC="08a50190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="248"><div> <IMG SRC="1ab8c590.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="89" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=365 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2939f840.jpg" border=0 width="415" height="132" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Derelict London Pubs</B></div> <bR> <div> A MAJOR REVAMP of this Derelict London website is being written offline using new software which will include lots of new content and photo galleries</div> <div>  along with easier to view galleries of the old content but its all taking months for me to write and uploading of this will not be until <I>at least</I> Easter 2012.</div> <div>  A few new pics will be added to the<B> </B><B>Derelict London Facebook</B> page in the meantime as I go along.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="295075e0.jpg" border=0 width="263" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="297075e0.jpg" border=0 width="263" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Research firm Market & Business Development revealed that nearly 1,700 UK pubs will have closed during 2008, representing a 3% reduction in the year.</div> <bR> <div> The Government recently started charging business rates on empty buildings - just as the property market collapsed. Hundreds of buildings are currently being demolished to avoid paying business rates on empty properties. Empty buildings, many of which are nearing the end of their useful life, are being torn down early rather than offered to the market on short leases. Start-up companies, sole traders and small businesses that rely on this kind of lease are being denied exactly the low rents and flexible terms that the Government was trying to promote .Equally, there is the possibility that those developments already under construction could be stopped before they are completed, the point at which they become liable for business rates.</div> <bR> <div> Up to April 2008 the owner of a business building did not have to pay business rates if the building was not being used. This has now been withdrawn and the owner has to pay the full rates even if the building is unoccupied. The idea behind this is to encourage owners to find tenants and allow short term leases and lower rents. The danger appears to be that it makes it more likely that an owner may be more likely to demolish a building especially it is near the end of its life. Thanks to Colin Price for bringing this to my attention.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>DID ANYONE USED TO DRINK IN ANY OF THESE PUBS?  ANY STORIES TO TELL?</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2981d1a0.jpg" border=0 width="285" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="29a57180.jpg" border=0 width="343" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> One in eight pubs will have to close in the next four years due to "irresponsible" supermarket competition and the economic downturn say The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra). They claim that 7,500 pubs will be forced to cease trading by the end of 2012.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="29ce3050.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="261" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="29e75020.jpg" border=0 width="373" height="258" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Search derelict pubs by area by clicking on icons:</div> <bR> <div>                                             </div> <div> <A HREF="southandsoutheastlondonpubs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SouthandSouthEastLondonPubs"><U><IMG SRC="2a8b4b40.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <A HREF="southwestandwestlondonpubs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SouthWestandWestLondonPubs"><U><IMG SRC="2a2b4b50.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A HREF="central_london_pubs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Central London Pubs"><U><IMG SRC="2a4b4b40.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A HREF="northlondonpubs_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NorthLondonPubs "><U><IMG SRC="2a0b4b40.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A HREF="eastlondonpubs_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EastLondonPubs "><U><IMG SRC="2a6b4b40.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> </div> <div>                                                                                  </div> <bR> <div> <I>"Those of us who like to explore the capital's hidden corners and forgotten byways can only applaud </I></div> <div> <I>Paul Talling for compiling derelictlondon.com, an often uncomfortable record of the capital's underbelly. </I></div> <div> <I>We see them every day: the disused cinemas, boarded-up shops, vermin and even human derelicts </I></div> <div> <I>that society would rather turn a blind eye to. They may be less picturesque than Big Ben, Beefeaters </I></div> <div> <I>and the London Eye, but they are no less part of London. Once you start noticing them, you just can't </I></div> <div> <I>stop.I can't quite bring myself to look at the toilets, though."</I></div> <div> <I><B>THE GUARDIAN</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="793" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 65 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Derelict London Book"><U><IMG SRC="09da3a60.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="393"><div> <A HREF="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:derelictlondon@yahoo.co.uk"><U><IMG SRC="08950190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>     <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Derelict London Guestbook"><U><IMG SRC="08a50190.png" border=0 width="80" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> www.derelictlondon.com</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Derelict London Book"><U><IMG SRC="09da3a60.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Want present day pics of your old haunts? </B></div> <div> <B>Researching your family tree and need location pics? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Pictures taken to order - low cost - any job considered</B></div> <div> <B> (not just derelicts!). </B></div> <div> <B>Much cheaper than professional photographers</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Contact: Paul at derelictlondon.com</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div>                         </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>