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The Holden, Colliers Wood, SW19
SW19
SW19 2BH
Served areas
TheCharlesHolden
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Reviews of The Holden (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Holden
A substantial pub with a good brown glazed tile exterior and opposite the tube station,inside it's open plan around an L shaped pattern with two large sports flatscreens ,one above a green tiled fireplace.There are high tables in all the window spaces with lower level dining type tables elsewhere,including a raised section with french doors to the beer garden.
The bar back is attractive ,but surrounded by a large number of bar stools while the eponymous Charles Holden is pick out in a Warhol frieze.Lunch options from £10,mains median £16 ,not that many folk were eating.
The muzak was rather loud but the welcome friendly and the barmaid said my choice of TT Landlord smelt of vinegar on pouring,so clip correctly reversed and I went to the hobsons choice of St Austell Tribute in good nick ,NBSS 3.5.There is some indie beer from Laines who seem to own this pub.
More ale options would have resulted in a higher score,it's a decent pub .
On 18th April 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2936 recommendations about 2936 pubs]
Tris C left this review about The Holden
Now loomed over by an electricity pylon, as the Victory, this place dates from at least the early 19th century but I suspect must have been rebuilt in the early 20th with some lovely, glazed faience tiling. It was renamed after the esteemed architect Charles Holden, who designed south London’s Northern Line tube stations, including Colliers Wood, opposite, his most famous building being UCL’s Senate House, the inspiration for the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984; the current abbreviated name dates from January 2024 along with a refurb, but sadly ‘Holden’ could be anyone; perhaps the star of Damien: Omen II?
Bare boarded, the interior is large, with a raised area to the rear, dark colour scheme with a wall clad with shiny green tiles. What’s most striking is the rather grand mirrored bar back, with a very dramatic swooping backlit Art Nouveau stained glass parapet. No longer laid for diners, furniture is conventional with some booth-style peripheral seating, décor in the form of some pot plants of varying size, upright piano and a large Warhol-style montage of Charles Holden’s portrait. Customers were of mixed age and well-oiled at the time of my 9.50pm visit last Saturday, all to a rather good live guitarist.
With a reversed clip, there’s was just Tribute at £2.80 a half and on decent form, served by a friendly barmaid.
This place ain’t too bad I suppose; lightyears better than the awful Royal Standard next door.
On 5th June 2024
- rating: 5
[User has posted 2207 recommendations about 2164 pubs]
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hondo . left this review about The Charles Holden
Across from Colliers Wood tube station. Large split level interior and a garden at the rear. 6 real ales and food served.
On 27th September 2017
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 2933 recommendations about 2866 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 18 May 2011 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Function Room : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 18 May 2011 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Live Music : Yes - Saturdays 21.00. - last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : Yes - 'As much sport as possible'. - last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 18 May 2011 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : No last updated 05 June 2024 by Tris C
