Geronimo Inns (Youngs and Co Brewery), Richmond Council: Save the current and iconic Music Room at the Bull's Head, Barnes, SW13

The Issue

The gastro pub group Geronimo Inns (Youngs and Co Brewery) have taken control and will be the current custodians of the ‘The Bulls Head’. They plan to change the existing famous and legendary Music Room into a restaurant.

In the process, they will be destroying a cultural and iconic ‘music space’ of the London music scene, of great artistic significance and cultural history to the post World War II, 20th century music era

It is one of the first and most important jazz venues in Britain, and has played a world leading role in live music.

Geronimo say music will continue in the stable area pub, but they have not got planning permission or licensing from Richmond, and it is unlikely this will be given.

Opened officially in 1959, along with Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, it is the world’s longest continuously running jazz pub, everybody has played there, and not just jazz musicians, artists from blues to soul and rock

It is has hosted the legendary and famous from Britain to America (see www.thebullshead.com/live-music/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bull's_Head), and supported and provided an opportunity and privileged stage for upcoming and new artists.

Similar famous and legendary intimate rooms and clubs from the post World War II era, have sadly disappeared, for example, Crawdaddy, Eel Pie Island, Flamingo, Kooks Kleek, Marquee. The attrition rate has been devastatingly high and a great loss of many iconic and culturally important musical venues to future generations

Loosing this cultural iconic institution, the legacy and heritage of this legendary music room would be simply tragic. The Music Room has been an artistically significant venue for music in the post in World War II era to British music history.

In 2010 Geronimo tried to close another famous music room at the Half Moon in Putney. That failed and today fantastic music continues at the Half Moon.

So please save the Bulls Head Music Room.

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The Issue

The gastro pub group Geronimo Inns (Youngs and Co Brewery) have taken control and will be the current custodians of the ‘The Bulls Head’. They plan to change the existing famous and legendary Music Room into a restaurant.

In the process, they will be destroying a cultural and iconic ‘music space’ of the London music scene, of great artistic significance and cultural history to the post World War II, 20th century music era

It is one of the first and most important jazz venues in Britain, and has played a world leading role in live music.

Geronimo say music will continue in the stable area pub, but they have not got planning permission or licensing from Richmond, and it is unlikely this will be given.

Opened officially in 1959, along with Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, it is the world’s longest continuously running jazz pub, everybody has played there, and not just jazz musicians, artists from blues to soul and rock

It is has hosted the legendary and famous from Britain to America (see www.thebullshead.com/live-music/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bull's_Head), and supported and provided an opportunity and privileged stage for upcoming and new artists.

Similar famous and legendary intimate rooms and clubs from the post World War II era, have sadly disappeared, for example, Crawdaddy, Eel Pie Island, Flamingo, Kooks Kleek, Marquee. The attrition rate has been devastatingly high and a great loss of many iconic and culturally important musical venues to future generations

Loosing this cultural iconic institution, the legacy and heritage of this legendary music room would be simply tragic. The Music Room has been an artistically significant venue for music in the post in World War II era to British music history.

In 2010 Geronimo tried to close another famous music room at the Half Moon in Putney. That failed and today fantastic music continues at the Half Moon.

So please save the Bulls Head Music Room.

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Joe Flannery SutherlandPetition Starter
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The Decision Makers

Geronimo Inns
Geronimo Inns
Geronimo Inns
Responded
“I am the MD of Geronimo Inns. Please be assured we are developing the pub and the music room. We are NOT, AND HAVE NEVER EVEN THOUGHT OF closing the music venue. We are looking at creating a new music room in the Bulls Head, but of the same size as the current one and with the bets acoustics, as well as a new bar, new loos etc. The current layout of the pub meant that a kitchen could only be located next to the current music room, and we want the musicians, the music lovers and the locals to be able to have a bite with their pint. We also do not run Gastro Pubs. We runs local pubs with good food. We are in fact putting a public bar back into the Bulls Head, that is not what supposed Gastro pubs look like. We met with over 100 musicians, locals, and local journalists to discuss our plans. I guaranteed to them, and will guarantee again; we are fully committed to live music seven days a week at the Bulls Head. We also run the Half Moon where we entertained 35,000 music fans last year. In addition we created the live music Venue at the Elgin on Ladbroke Grove. We love music. We will create a great pub, that is built on good times and live music. Thank you for listening.”
Stephen Goodyear
Stephen Goodyear
Chief Executive of Youngs and Co Brewery
Richmond Council
Richmond Council
Richmond Council

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Petition created on 27 June 2013