Site of the Park Tavern, 2 Pound Tree Road, Southampton Kindly provided by Bob Bates The original beer house that sat on this site opened in 1845, being called the Park Inn, it was owned by the Phoenix Brewery, before being owned by Crowley’s Alton Brewery finally being taken over by Watney’s Brewery in 1947, although the original building survived the 2nd War World unscathed it was demolished and rebuilt in the late 1950’s, having a downstairs bar and an upstairs bar, it was granted a full license in 1958, refurbished in 1986 and reopening with the name of Scullard’s, however this did not last long as it closed in 1990 and was converted as can be seen in the photo to a Ladbrokes betting shop. pubshistory/Hampshire/Southampton/ParkTavernPound.shtml
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:49:48 +0000