Rockingham Arms

Status: Open
Address: Metro Central Heights, 119 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BN (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Southwark
Former address: 1-3 New Kent Road [also listed as 175 Newington Causeway] (pre-rebuilding) [different location]
[also listed as 1 New Kent Road (1869)]
1 Rockingham Place, New Kent Road [also listed as 1 Newington Causeway] (1861)
Historical parish: Newington
Dates open: by 1790-at least 1952, 2000-
opened 1 Nov 2000 (Wetherspoon's)
Owner: JD Wetherspoon
Truman Hanbury Buxton (former)
Website: Website
Notes: Prior to the construction of Alexander Fleming House, this was sited 50m to the south, on the corner with New Kent Road, overlapping but slightly to the east of the site of the present "Elephant and Castle" (see separate entry, though that was also rebuilt in a different location from its original site).
Photo taken in April 2008
Sources: Open date/Owner: Archives
OS 1876/1895/1912/1952 (as "Rockingham")
PO 1839 (as "Robin Hood & Little John")/1841/1856/1869/1882/1895/1915 (all as "Rockingham Arms" except where noted)
References: B/THB/D/211
MS 11936/385/597560
QS2/6/1790/Eph/50 (all as "Rockignham Arms")
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