Chesham Arms

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Chesham Arms
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Chesham Arms
General information
Address15 Mehetabel Rd, Hackney
Town or city London
Country England
Coordinates 51°32′51″N0°03′00″W / 51.5476°N 0.05013°W / 51.5476; -0.05013
Website
www.cheshamarms.com

The Chesham Arms is a historic pub on Mehetabel Road, Homerton and in October 2014 became the London borough of Hackney's first Asset of Community Value. [1]

There was a lengthy battle to save the pub after it closed on 4 October 2012 [2] and was sold to Mukund Patel who wanted to turn the building into flats. However Hackney Council gave the building the protected status of an Asset of Community Value which Patel unsuccessfully challenged in a tribunal hearing. [3]

Following a two-year legal battle by the Save The Chesham group, a lease to refurbish the pub was secured and it reopened in June 2015. [4] Six months after reopening, 1600 members of the Campaign for Real Ale voted it the best pub in the City and East London Area. [5]

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References

  1. "An Asset of Community Value saved from illegal development – The Chesham Arms Public Inquiry". An Asset of Community Value saved from illegal development – The Chesham Arms Public Inquiry. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. "Row brews over Chesham Arms development". Hackney Citizen. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Chesham Arms: council confronts owner Mukund Patel over 'unauthorised use'". Hackney Citizen. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. "Hackney pub The Chesham Arms to reopen after legal battle". BBC News. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "'Tremendous success' as Chesham Arms wins Pub of the Year". Hackney Citizen. 26 January 2016.