Queen's Arms, somewhere in SE1

Sometimes, south of the river, it's hard to tell whether a pub actually is shut. Witness, for instance, the Queen's Arms, somewhere between Bermondsey Spa and Tower Bridge. Nothing to indicate the pub is condemned, for sale or undergoing refurbishment besides the boarded-up windows. I suppose I could have banged on the door demanding a drink to settle the matter, but somehow I didn't feel much inclined to.

The Wheatsheaf, Borough

In January, London lost the famed Astoria venue to make way for the Crossrail project to much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Fewer people noticed that, in the same month, the Wheatsheaf pub at Borough Market (probably the second best in that area, after the mighty Royal Oak) also shut its doors, to make way for the expansion of the Thameslink network. Pretty soon London's rail connections will be the envy of Europe, but there won't actually be anywhere to go when you get here.