Before Old Ale Emporium

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on February 9, 2012 at 18:28

There used to be a really good chess club in there - can't remember all those years ago

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Permalink Reply by dubmill on February 9, 2012 at 19:06

The Mortimer Arms (JD Wetherspoon, I believe)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2361815865/in/set-7215760...

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Permalink Reply by Kit on February 9, 2012 at 19:44

Was it the White Lion of Mortimer for a while in the Nineties? 

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Permalink Reply by Liz on February 9, 2012 at 19:52

That was on Stroud Green Road I think.

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Permalink Reply by Kit on February 9, 2012 at 20:37

Damn, so it was. Huge pub just up from Tesco?

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Permalink Reply by Liz on February 9, 2012 at 20:50

Yes, that's the one.

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Permalink Reply by John D on February 9, 2012 at 19:41

See http://www.harringayonline.com/photo/844301:Photo:59124?commentId=8...

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Permalink Reply by tigha on February 10, 2012 at 20:03

it was the mortimer arms until 1995 when it reopened as the Old ale and the landlord got big barrels of monkey nuts with the shells having to be thrown on the floor rather than the table- fab times

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