I am sorry to report that the building that was the Good Intent / Colonial Bar has well and truly GONE!
It took less than a month to demolish one of Horndean’s landmark buildings. 185 years of history gone in almost a blink.
At the time of posting, planning permission to build something new hasn’t been submitted, so expect to see the sight below for the foreseeable future…
It’s so sad when history is destroyed like this. It’s still sad when you walk past the site where Swiss Cottage was. Humans can be so destructive
It is very sad that a building of that age has now gone. The owners will have had it demolished to save money as it would have had to pay rates on the building , but doesn’t have to pay anything on cleared land. They will obtain planning permission for whatever then either build or sell the land with permission.
Looks better already. I don’t understand all the sentimental stuff it was a decapitated pub and had been for as long as I can remember. If people were that bothered about it they should have used the facilities when it was open and made sure it was profitable.
My thoughts exactly!
Didn’t shut due to profit James, just by the way. Our 10 year lease expired, my mum retired and the brewery wanted too much to renovate parts of the building with the new buyer as it was derelict.
Many people each weekend supported us and we had some cracking memories made. Might Of been a sh*thole but it was ours n we all loved it âï¸ just wanna make that clear ð
It was a mixed bag. Some good memories there, some bad. It wasn’t massively profitable, it scraped by a lot of the time. It managed to pay wages, but wasn’t profitable enough to cover the costs needed to renovate and keep the building up to the standards needed for the lease to be taken over. It needed to be a lot more profitable to make it a viable option for a new lease – it wasn’t. When you’re that close to a venue, and attached to it because you view it as your own, it’s hard to step back and view it critically. I think those running it lost that ability, so perhaps didn’t expect the inevitable outcome when the lease expired.
Ok ð
Discusting what they’ve done and I bet the massive trees there waiting to get down but I hope they have a presivation order on them because there as old as the building xx
It wouldn’t be as bad if we had any hope of it being replaced by a building(s) of any visual appeal or style.
I am visiting in May, will be in The Woodman 5pm on the 25th, hope it’s still there :)
Are you getting the beers in Tony? ;) That’s quite a commitment you have there for a decent pint.
1st time back in over 5 years, is the Indian takeaway still next door?
Here you go :) http://www.purbrook-spice.co.uk/
What a shame – I can remember having a birthday party in the pub’s little hall out the back in the car park when I was teenager (about 1972-3). I think we played ‘Spin the bottle’!! That was way back when it was the original ‘Good Intent’ pub before it became the ‘Schooner Inn’ (Berni Inn – Beefeater type). This picture is from 1910 – think it was tea rooms or something back then.
More flats then I guess?!
Hi Jennifer, likely, probably affordable housing similar to the housing on the former site of The Anchor ….
So history of places doesn’t mean sh*t anymore well done
Hello Jo, we are just two local residents, not the council. We didn’t knock it down ð
I know I understand that I was born in waterlooville in 1970 it’s just not the same as I remember and the good intent was a good pub to they should take away the bad things that not work not the stuff that did x
Yes it is rubbish isn’t it. My money gets spent elsewhere now, probably the same as others, and that can’t help the situation?
Borne and bred in Waterlooville many years ago when it was the Village. Visited the place recently and i think the whole place needs demolishing now !
Spent many nights here in the very early 70’s.. Remember Diane Withers , Mavis Worrall, Kenny Taylor and many more of the old biker crowd.. I think the barmans name was Reg.. never any trouble back then.. Sad to see it gone