Remember Brixton Bert's wake there, organised by the late Dave Bryant? A great occasion in a very suitable venue.

Draft letter that anyone can use follows: -

To: Greenwich Council
Town Hall
Wellington Street,
Woolwich,
SE18 6PW

Dear SIrs

I understand that you are the owners of the Tudor Barn in Well Hall Pleasance. It is at present run mostly as a pub.    It is possibly one of the finest medieval buildings still standing in South East London. I am told that you plan to close it entirely and board it up.

That would be a remarkable act of irresponsibility. As the experience of the Cutty Sark shows, it is hard to keep a facility that is not in constant use secure from vandalism. If the Tudor Barn is simply boarded up it will of course at once become a target for dossers and vandals, and sooner or later be burnt down. That would be a huge loss to the amentiy of the neighbourhood.

It is, in practical terms, essential that a sympathetic use is found for the building to preserve it for future generations.

I should be grateful to hear from you wth satisfactory assurances

Yours faithfully


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