Death of the Chieftain, Welwyn Garden City, England

[@micktobe]

hey im from australia and i worked there back in 84 . loved it there...so sad to see it gone.

[@kizura774]

I worked there in 1972 -73 and I really enjoyed being there as a living in bar man sometimes I'm sorry I ever came back to Liverpool , I have a lot of happy memories

[@thomaswebster8354]

I remember one customer called Alan Lynch he got a few halves of Draught Guiness free nearly every day saying it was in from the night before

[@jakistuart]

no great loss and we have a beautiful new pub now :) win win

[@mixinstyle]

Well it's a Mcmullen pub, so no loss there. I lived round the back in wheatley road throughout the 70s and 80s, amd remember the old boys staggering up the hill on Sunday afternoons. Occasionally falling in the hedge.

[@mduffy5453]

I remember scoring grass here in 95 and being allowed to smoke a joint In the boozer. I was with me gf and a mate and his gf. Then some guy punched someone and this massive fight broke out and it ended up under my table while we were getting stoned. We just sat chilled nonchalant while apocalypse now was happening. Afterwards a guy came up apologized for the chaos and brought us all a drink. I thought my mate was gonna piss himself with fear. Brilliant evening. I spent a year in Welwyn garden city and it was incredible place to live. I wonder if it is just as mad?

[@chrisbus3253]

We lived just around the corner at the time!!!

[@victius]

That's the start. The Cereal Partners (Shredded Wheat) site has been bought by Tesco and is due to be demolished. In fact, Tesco now own nearly all of Broadwater Road. They plan to make it into a leisure park.

[@victius]

The building of the new Chieftain is well under way. It's a lot smaller and further over the the right. My main memory is driving past one Sunday morning and having to avoid a door in the road.

[@davidglen4559]

it was called the Woodman in the old days . i played in the darts team

[@victius]

From what I know, it can only be redeveloped into another pub. Planning permission for anything else has not been granted - yet.

[@rrrevilo]

The Chieftain is still here what do you mean

[@TryptychUK]

No sad loss there. Now all they need to do is burn down the Peartree as well. The plcae was always full of trouble.

[@porridgeeveryday]

who bun up dee place?

[@ryanucr]

that was a damm fine pub - what'll become of it now.. houses for refugees no doubt

[@rrrevilo]

ryanucr nope it’s a normal pub again I tell u