Simpsons Tavern

Great article in @thetimes today #restaurantreview #SaturdayMotivation #London #londonrestaurants #newsupdates #Cornhill

I know we have been remiss in keeping everyone updated, & I promise we will shortly, but we did not want to miss today St George's is and always will be our Day and we will always mark it, wherever we are Not for the Nationalism, not for the tub thumping, but because this is us

Where ever you are, whatever you are doing, We are hoping you are well and Wishing you the Merriest of Christmases #cityoflondon #cornhill #london #squaremile #history #londonspast #hiddenlondon #christmas #merrychristmas

2 years is also, just the start. We remain determined to maintain Simpsons in trade and spirit. It means something more to us, as it does to so many of you, and to have it extinguished or replaced by some cod facsimile is unjust. We will preserve our #londonheritage

We do not think of the days but of the times lost, the jokes not shared and memories unmade. Opportunity left blank like the empty pages of our , revolutions and World Wars have come and gone.

2 years ago, on this date, like thieves in the night, Hartnell Taylor Crooks unlawfully closed Simpsons Tavern. Extinguishing a light that had burnt in the City of London for centuries Last year was planned as the celebration of 300 years of Simpsons 3 centuries (1 of some)

Hear hear @bunnvamp It would seem the #property #agents are determined to kill our shared past here in #cityoflondon & #Glasgow as @PastGlasgow note The #developers may own the bones, but they shouldn't be allowed to kill the Soul of these buildings Good luck @roganoglasgow

@LiverpoolVista @forexflowlive Sadly no access We have asked to remove personal effects and they have even ignored that We would love to see any images or any related memories / memorabilia you have Do let us know Feel free to email if you get a moment Manager@simpsonstavern.co.uk

@SimpsonsTavern @forexflowlive So many happy memories of Simpson's. I have a ton of negatives from the 70s somewhere in the loft. I really must locate them. If there's anything I can do to help, I will. Do you still have access?

Hear hear @forexflowlive Bordering travesty We have offered to buy the freehold, but #hartnelltaylorcook won't engage with a sale either It sits at the heart of #cityoflondon closed while missed by so many & we stand ready to reopen and bring back it's #authentic #history

@russinsing @forexflowlive Hopefully @cityoflondon will trigger the #ACV purchase clause as soon as possible There could be support through @Plunkett_UK to structure a bid It would make sense for all parties - when all the alternatives make no sense at all, as you rightly point out

@SimpsonsTavern @forexflowlive At this stage their resistance is illogical..why not allow a sale and move on. Surely there must be some grounds under heritage legislation to settle this impasse?

@IntoTheWhite @forexflowlive This may be the case The early bad press stung a little and maybe now they are just set on being petty The irony is, we are offering to buy it....they are saying we are standing in the way of a sale It's ridiculous behaviour from a #commercialproperty agent

@SimpsonsTavern @forexflowlive They're clearly doing it out of spite now. Just because they can.

@PaulLan35790396 @forexflowlive We cannot understand ourselves We have offered security We have offered to buy it We have offered everything a reasonably minded agent could ask for, yet still the lights are off

@SimpsonsTavern @forexflowlive Is it bit strange London, gem, land mark, whatever term you want to give it. You would have thought they would want to do anything to keep this place going for another hundred years or more.

@11cemetarygates @forexflowlive @CampaignforPubs @ProtectPubs @CAMRA_Official @HistoricEngland We hope @cityoflondon step in to trigger the community bid clause of the #assetofcommunityvalue to allow us a formal bid for the freehold The #acv only protects use, not history - so if not purchased by us it could be any restaurant style and ends its over 300 year #History

@SimpsonsTavern @forexflowlive There has got to be a way to force these landlords to do the right thing. @CampaignforPubs @ProtectPubs @CAMRA_Official @HistoricEngland

Will provide Sausage YOU ; Sympathetic to an old girl whose history is no secret - should like the smell of custard Message directly below (Whilst we fight for our return, it is heartening to see we are not forgotten. Thank you @spectator Here's to Lunches well remembered)

#comments-container" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">spectator.co.uk/article/an-exc… Londons Oldest Chophouse & @TanyaGold1 Fan Seeks: Ideal Reader - For freehold purchase and long lingering Lunches Good Humour a must US ; Slightly dated, with a patina of Claret and good times. Looking to have the cobwebs blown off 1 of 2

@zxqwvoghzeayrxa @wrathofgnon @Look_UpLondon @HartnellTaylorC @HistoricEngland Would point out that the agents here unlawfully evicted us. That led to staff who worked for decades fired and a centuries old business closed - We are suing them for their unlawful act Without tenants, this property is worthless & agents have just caused neglect & decline again

@wrathofgnon @Look_UpLondon @SimpsonsTavern @HartnellTaylorC @HistoricEngland The criminals who broke in are evil not the developers. Without developers there would be no houses, no offices, no buildings at all basically

For those of you who like a longer form explainer and further detail on our ongoing situation, we have posted on @LinkedInUK linkedin.com/posts/simpsons… #cityoflondon #Cornhill #squaremile #London #Historic #londonsoldest #savinghistory #hospitality #history #news #heritage #sos

And as ever thank you to @Look_UpLondon for the images!

As ever a huge thank you to @CityAM for bringing light to this dark chapter cityam.com/simpsons-taver… They remain the local paper of record for @cityoflondon and her constituency #cityoflondon #Cornhill #squaremile #London #news #history #thepapers