Paviours Arms, London

Closed May 2003 and demolished along with the whole block for redevelopment for offices and flats. The loss of one of the few pubs in London with surviving art-deco features having been built in 1938/9. As the committee report shows, a great deal of consideration was given by both the City Council planners and planning committee, as well as the government, English Heritage (recommended not to list), Twentieth Century Society, and others - but NOT the local CAMRA Branch.

A full photographic study was apparently commissioned, and salvaging the Art Deco fittings etc., contemplated. Whether the latter happened is not clear at date of this entry (April 2021). See 03/00174/FULL | Redevelopment to provide a part eight, part nine storey building comprising 93 self-contained flats with 60 basement car parking spaces and two retail (Class A1) shops | Neville House Page Street London SW1P 4LR.

The original development application apparently dated to 2000, with consent in May 2002, 00/01836/FULL Redevelopment to provide a part eight, part nine storey building comprising 81 self-contained flats with 84 basement car parking spaces and two retail (Class A1) shop units. Though no details appear to be available, the decision had taken into account the refusal to recommend for listing etc., so the loss of the building etc., including the public house, was not, in the later application, really at issue. Given that this was Land Securities with a clear link to the Stage Place / Victoria Street developments that were tied in, one can safely say that the City Council was very much inclined to consider favourably.

Some photographs of the original public house are on the RIBA architecture.com website.