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The Rose Public House

The centre of the community

By Carol Smiles

Roger Royle, Curate at St. Peter's in the 1960s, singing in The Rose

Photo: Gwen Abbott

The Rose Hill roundabout as it is today

The Rose was a large public house built in 1933 and situated on the Rose Hill roundabout. It had a colourful reputation and was finally knocked down in 1987. The Co-operative supermarket now stands in its place. It was origionally named 'The Rose and Crown' but later shortened to 'The Rose' to avoid confusion with a public house of the same name in Wallington. It was hoped that the situation of the pub would mean it not only would serve locals living on the new council housing estate but would attract people travelling to and from London.

I think it is fair to say that the area had begun to look neglected in recent years. Public houses are certainly centres of the community and when they close it can be difficult to define an area and create places where people can congregate and socialise.

Plans to brighten the place up

Recently local shopkeepers at Rosehill and local councillors have formed a new traders association in an attempt to revive the shopping community.

Measures to improve the look of the shopping centre have already started with new trees, paving and refurbishment of the roadside barriers. New seating areas and signs are also planned. A new car park and incentives to revive the sadly missed street market are also ideas being muted by the new body.

1974 - 4th January

Unfortunately, the pub is just out of shot in this photogragh. However, it is possible to imagine that situated as it was right on the roundabout it as highly visible to people travelling to and from London and as a popular stopping off point for day trippers and commuters alike.

A place to rest and grab a bite to eat

This page was added by Carol Smiles on 20/07/2010.

Comments about this page

I know that The Rose was not what you would call a comfortable pub, but it was a hub of the local community, as well as being a convenient place to meet your mates and perhaps move on to somewhere else. It was also a popular venue for the Mums and Dads, at the weekend, like the St.Helier Arms you had live music. Remember The Shadows with Johnny Lee? As teenagers we all thought it was a bit naff but they still pulled the customers in.

By Peter Leonard
On 21/03/2011

Good page, well formatted and interesting to look back on and refresh memories of long ago. Thankyou.

By Rosie Coote nee Fairweather
On 19/09/2011

Many years ago as a little girl, I stood in the foyer of the Rose pub at Rose Hill peeping through the crack in the door waiting for my Mum and Dad to finish their drink and come home. It always seemed like hours to me but with a drink of lemonade in one hand and a pkt of Smith's crisps in the other, I would squat myself down in a corner and wait. I made a promise to myself that no kid of mine would do this and, I might add, they never did. Things were so different then, with men coming home on leave from God knows where with horror tales to tell so we kids just had to wait I suppose, and there was always the chocolate that Dad bought home, such a treat, so it was "chin up Rosie Fairweather it aint all bad gal".

By Rosie Coote nee Fairweather
On 20/09/2011

THE ROSE.How many council pubs h Saturday night it could take an age to get served,but for a small tip Earnie, one of the waiters would get served straight away.Well worth it .

By johnny holmes
On 18/12/2011