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Closed 2019

Thomas à Becket

320 Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5UE, London

Then Thomas à Becket, Walworth, SE1
Now Thomas à Becket site today

Thomas à Becket, Walworth, SE1

The Story

Large and iconic street corner pub which re-opened 14th February 2017, after a period of closure, as Rock Island Bar & Grill. Made famous by boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper who trained upstairs for fourteen years from 1956, while Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier were among the other stars of

Ghost Hunter mode reveals 500+ closed and demolished pubs on the PINtPOINT radar — each one a room that once poured pints on that exact street corner.

Closure and address verified against CAMRA’s pub database.