Laurie Arms

The Laurie Arms is a pub at 238 Shepherd's Bush Road, Hammersmith, London. It was next door to the Hammersmith Palais, a long running dance hall and music venue from 1919, which hosted The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, David Bowie and the Sex Pistols, but was demolished in 2013.[1]

The Laurie Arms, 2009

It has been a pub since at least 1881.[2] It reopened in February 2015 as a branch of the Draft House pub chain, with the interior featuring original gig posters and photos from the Hammersmith Palais.[1][3] The refurbishment has retained the ten foot tall stained-glass windows at the front.[1]

Notable visitors have included The Pogues and Elvis Costello.[4]

References

1. "Hammersmith's Local Community Web Site". Hammersmithtoday.co.uk. 51.490405 -0.232193. Retrieved 20 February 2016.CS1 maint: location (link)
2. "Laurie Arms, 238 Shepherds Bush Road, W6". Pubshistory.com. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
3. Cumber, Robert (26 February 2015). "Take first look inside pub transformed into shrine to Hammersmith Palais". Get West London. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
4. Carol Clerk (4 November 2009). Kiss My Arse: The Story of the Pogues. Omnibus Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-85712-019-9. Retrieved 19 February 2016.