Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Yes I also used Harrys bar and the Met bars,where I played darts with Tommy Fox one time.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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went past the golden lion earlier rab and some of his regulars were loading stuff into a van.
didn't think it would close that quickly.
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
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Yet more of Dover's once-proud history sacrificed to the modern day virus of rapacious greed and short-termism.
The Golden Lion is/was a good pub. A proper boozer - and well run. But the fast-buck vultures must have their way.
These are sad, sad days.
Such a shame, i hope the find a new pub locally so the regulars can still enjoy being together.
Brian Dixon
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work going on at the flagship pub snargate street as i type.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i thought that rab and friends were in rather a hurry today brian.
can we all put two and two together?
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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cant help you there howard,went pass on a bus and saw people there doing stuff.but there was a skip outside there yesterday.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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went past yesterday and today and both time the "golden lion" had it's door open, does anyone know of any plans for it?
Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
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No but hopefully it is a sign of reopening. It is one of Dover's 'good old' pubs and would be a loss to the town should it close forever.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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bit murky today for a good picture, but a "for sale" sign is outside with the rejoinder "reduced price".
i bet the owners regret driving rab out now, a lot of lost rent money.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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bit murky today for a good picture, but a "for sale" sign is outside with the rejoinder "reduced price".
i bet the owners regret driving rab out now, a lot of lost rent money.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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howard,i did post on another thread that it was up for sale.but did notice a lot of beer barrels and gas bottels outside the old pub,with a transit van parked nearby.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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was told today that the "golden lion" was reopening soon.
when i went past there was no sign of life and the "for sale" sign was still up.
i wonder ifanyone else has heard anything.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Unfortunately the Great God Wetherspoon has put paid to community local boozers within a mile radius.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i thought that the "golden lion" was bucking the trend, it always seemed to be doing good business.
i know a few of their customers went to the sea angling club after it closed.
