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Word is that the Prince of Wales pub has most definitely closed and all the fittings are now being taken out, so it’s unlikely to be a pub again for some time.\u00a0I’ve no idea what’s happening to the Dex club upstairs, but I’ve heard that it’s a goner too.<\/p>\n
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First closed in Oct 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n The pub suddenly closed at the end of October last year<\/a> for a couple of weeks, before reopening in a somewhat reduced capacity, with a later 5pm opening, no card payments and only a few beers on tap.<\/p>\n I don’t like to see any pub close, but have to say that\u00a0I never much liked the Prince of Wales and it was an awful venue for bands downstairs – bands would play on a lower level than the crowd who, not seeing the band, would just talk and shout over the music.<\/p>\n Having the toilets right by stage wasn’t the greatest idea either as bands would have to put up with people walking right across their space.<\/p>\n As a bar it was alright but I never really liked the layout of the place, although it was good for meetings in the day (even if the wi-fi was time-limited and dependant on you buying a drink first).<\/p>\n The Dex club upstairs<\/a> had a lovely 1930s curved bar and bags of potential but the one time another promoter and I went there to talk about putting on some club nights we were very shabbily treated indeed so didn’t bother coming back.<\/p>\n The place still has great possibilities: the location is perfect and it’s certainly big enough so it would be a real shame if the pub has indeed gone for good – especially\u00a0coming so soon after another central Brixton pub closed:\u00a0Remembering the Rest Is Noise pub<\/a>.<\/p>\n Update 19th March 2011:<\/strong> the pub reopened last night but it still doesn’t feel like there’s any long term plans for the place to reopen properly as a pub. Perhaps someone involved could do something crazy and keep the public informed?<\/p>\n More about the pub:<\/strong>
\nThen and Now: Prince of Wales public house (1937)<\/a>
\nPrince of Wales, 1910 view<\/a>
\nPrince of Wales hotel posters (1897, 1910)<\/a><\/p>\n