Crossing into history: Crossings Pub A local developer hopes to receive City of London approval to demolish the historic building at 1269 Hyde Park Road and construct two high-rises containing 503 rental apartments and a restaurant. George Nixon, a local farmer, bought the property in 1872 and constructed the original building. It once served as a station house for the local rail and stagecoach lines. About 1977, the building was converted into a restaurant, undergoing various iterations, including the Horse and Hound, before it housed the present-day Crossings Pub.
Back in the Day Villager Publications photo of a 1947 truck displayed in front of Crossings Pub, November 2016.
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