Old White Bear Explained

The Old White Bear is a pub at 1 Well Road, Hampstead, in the London Borough of Camden on the corner with New End Square.

It dates back to 1704, but closed on 2 February 2014, as the property developer Braaid Ventures Ltd tried to obtain a change of use application to turn it into a six-bedroom luxury house.[1] Camden Council rejected this, and it was set to reopen as a pub eight months later, following community protests and a petition signed by 4,000 people and supported by the actors Ricky Gervais and Peter Egan.[2] The pub reopened on 15 December 2021.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Marshall. Tom. Historic Old White Bear pub in Hampstead 'saved' after huge community campaign. 14 August 2015. Ham and High. 10 February 2014.
  2. News: Hutton. Alice. Pub to re-open at historic Old White Bear in Hampstead. 14 August 2015. Camden New Journal. 21 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Hampstead's Old White Bear to reopen before Christmas. Nathalie. Raffray. December 7, 2021. Hampstead Highgate Express.