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The 'Most Missed' Buildings in Elstree & Borehamwood, Part 7

We are at our penultimate 'Most Missed' building.  Thanks for all your comments and suggestions and for your feedback on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages. Any building you feel we have forgotten? Let us know on
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Pubs : The Director's Arms

This building was only recently demolished and has not yet been replaced - there are ongoing planning disputes concerning the large site up Cranes Way.  And the pub, originally called The Bull & Tiger and latterly The Director's Arms, is one among many pub buildings that have been 'repurposed' or knocked down. Maybe we don't miss the buildings, but it's the sense of community, the memories of fun nights out, and the meetings with friends that are lost when a pub closes.

Here are a few Missed Pubs in our area - some buildings are long gone, some are now put to other uses.  What was your favourite?
Elstree :
The Plough - formerly the Swan, a favourite of Alfred Hitchcock, now derelict
The Artichoke - a favourite of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (among many other pubs), now The Shtiebel
The Holly Bush - a building from 1450, now a nursery
The Red Lion - demolished in 1935 to improve the junction between Barnet Lane and the High Street
Also The Farmer's Boy, The Green Dragon, The White Horse

Borehamwood :
The Red Lion - a favourite with stars from the studios opposite, now McDonalds
The Elstree Way Hotel - another star haunt, scene of 60s music gigs, now a roundabout
The Crowns - the Old Crown is now an office block under construction and the New Crown is now a Sainsbury Local
The Lord Nelson moved next door to a new building in 1935 and became The Mops & Brooms. The original pub is now a house.
Also The Woodcock, The Suffolk Punch

The Red Lion, Elstree, demolished in 1935, photo taken around 1900