Here are a few more photo’s of the demolition that i took today the 14th, Will post more when i can.
I can not vouch for what it was like in 1968, but i remember seeing it as a child in the 1970s and 1980s and drank in there when i hit drinking age in 1992, It was a nice bar at that time, All pubs go through different phases in there lifes and my memories are quiet fond ones, It ended its time as a Hungry horse pub and the food was ment to be great(i never ate there, Was more a drinker that a eater then).
As to its connection to Aviation, Its a known fact that during the Battle of Britain and the rest of WWII it was a regular haunt for pilots, I do not remember much in it that did show tribute to its history, But the building itself was history, We are losing so much of our modern history and in particular pubs recently and i think its a shame. We should not forget how important places such as the propeller are/were.
I still feel strongly it could of had a future somehow, probably not as a pub, But it was not to be,Even in its demolition it still looks a strong building.
I am pretty sure that if you were to go to the Purley Way now you would all agree with me that its a souless place of ugly retail units and flats, To me the Propeller and the buildings that are left from Croydon Airport days were the only saving grace for the area.
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