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Time Out
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
This beloved Soho pub is closing for good
Another London boozer bites the dust. Soho pub The Shaston Arms will be shutting its doors on June 15. In a statement, brewers Hall & Woodhouse said, 'We are disappointed that after 25 wonderful years, we are sadly saying goodbye to The Shaston Arms in Carnaby. Our wish was to renew the lease on the building, but we understand that the landlord wishes to pursue a restaurant offer on Ganton Street.' Though it looked like a Victorian-era pub, The Shaston Arms actually opened in 1999, and was previously a pair of shops. Run by Dorset-based brewers Hall & Woodhouse, the name 'Shaston' was taken from the Shaftesbury-inspired town present in a number of novels by Dorset-born writer Thomas Hardy. A number of other Hall & Woodhouse pubs in London remain, including the famous Ship and Shovell by Embankment, which is split across two buildings facing each other that are joined by an underground cellar. Earlier this year another much-loved London pub closed, north-west London's Ye Olde Swiss Cottage. Want to drown your sorrows? These are the best pubs in Soho, according to us.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gwen Stefani asked to leave London pub due to strict no children policy
Gwen Stefani was kicked out of a London pub for bringing a baby into the establishment. The pop star popped into The Shaston Arms, located in Ganton Street, London, to enjoy an alcoholic drink but landlady Sally Graham enforces a strict no children policy and she didn't make an exception for baby-carrying Gwen, despite her global fame. Sally - who has managed the pub, which is popular with celebrities, since 1999 - told "My staff begged me to make an exception because she was famous, but I had to follow the rules. "She left without a fuss.' Gwen has three sons, Kingston, 18, Zuma, 16, and Apollo, 11, with her ex-husband, Bush rocker Gavin Rossdale. The No Doubt singer - who is now married to Blake Shelton, who she starred with on 'The Voice' - is one of many stars to have stepped foot inside The Shashton Arms. Oasis members Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher have been to the newly named The Lady Shaston - a tribute to Sally to acknowledge her 25 years running the pub - but the once-long-feuding brothers have never stepped inside together. The venue is cemented in British pop music history as it is the place where 2000s boy band Blue signed their first contract. Recalling the moment, Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe and Anthony Costa inked their way to stardom, Sally said: "I had no idea who they were - they were just signing the contract to become famous. "But after that, when I would go to their concerts, they let me backstage; it's surreal.' Sally - who comes from a family of landlords and landladies - thinks the reason why the cosy pub has attracted stars from across the world is because it gives them a sense of privacy. She said: "The pub is small, dimly lit, and full of cosy booths. Celebrities can relax and not be bothered here. My staff, many of whom work in the film industry, treat everyone with discretion. "Oh, if these walls could talk! "She is a proper pub, and I wouldn't have it any other way."
