Ye Olde Cherry Tree

Ye Olde Cherry Tree is the historic name of a public house standing at the corner of The Green and The Mall in Southgate, north London. The building dates from around 1695 and is recognized as a Grade II listed structure by Historic England. Rather than representing a nationwide consumer brand, the name identifies a specific heritage hospitality venue whose significance comes from its long local history, architecture, and role in community life. The pub has been altered and extended over the centuries. Its present fabric incorporates materials and architectural elements dating from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, reflecting the gradual development of the premises rather than a single construction campaign. This layered character is central to the building's heritage value. The venue was historically associated with traditional pub activities, including a skittles alley, and served as a meeting place for local friendly societies. Edward Lomas is identified as the first landlord. From 1800 to 1833, the Loyal Britain friendly society met at the pub, illustrating the role that public houses played as social, organizational, and community institutions in Georgian and early Victorian Britain. The surrounding site also has a connection with local sport: Southgate's football club, founded around 1883, played on the field behind the pub. The establishment was previously known as Ye Olde Cherry Tree and has subsequently operated under the name Browns Southgate. The historical name remains important for identifying the listed building and its place in Southgate's local history, while the current operating identity is associated with a contemporary pub and restaurant format. A nearby K6 telephone kiosk, designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and separately listed at Grade II, forms part of the historic streetscape around the venue. Available reference material does not establish a founding company, a current owner, a parent group, financial performance, or a complete chronology of commercial name changes. The supplied hospitality website links the premises with the Vintage Inns web domain, but that alone does not establish legal ownership or corporate affiliation. Accordingly, the entry treats Ye Olde Cherry Tree primarily as a historic hospitality venue and place-based name rather than as a separately documented multinational brand.

Ye Olde Cherry Tree is a historic public house located on the corner of The Green and The Mall in Southgate, north London. The premises date from around 1695, making the building part of the area's early modern built heritage. It has not remained architecturally unchanged: successive alterations and extensions produced a structure incorporating materials and features from the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Historic England lists the building at Grade II, recognizing its architectural and historical importance. The first recorded landlord identified in the available reference material is Edward Lomas. In its historic role as a public house, the Cherry Tree served more than food and drink. It was known to have a skittles alley and functioned as a meeting place for friendly societies. The Loyal Britain society met there from 1800 to 1833, demonstrating how the premises participated in the associational life of the period. Friendly societies commonly provided mutual support and social organization, and their use of a pub as a meeting venue reflects the broader civic and communal role of public houses in Britain. The site also has a connection with the development of local football. Southgate's football club, founded around 1883, played on the field behind the pub. This association places the Cherry Tree within the recreational history of the district as well as its social history. In modern times, the premises were previously known as Ye Olde Cherry Tree and became known as Browns Southgate. The change represents a shift from a historically styled local pub identity to a contemporary branded pub and restaurant identity, although the listed building and its historical associations remain tied to the Cherry Tree name. The available material does not provide exact dates for the renaming, details of the operating company, or a documented ownership history. The pub forms part of a notable historic streetscape. Nearby stands a Grade II listed K6 telephone kiosk designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. This kiosk is a separate listed object, but its proximity contributes to the heritage context of The Green and The Mall. The supplied web address is hosted on the Vintage Inns domain, yet the available sources do not establish whether Vintage Inns is the legal owner, operator, or merely a marketing platform for the venue. No reliable information is provided on revenue, employees, executives, formal incorporation, or other corporate metrics.

• 1883

  Southgate football connection

  [1]Ye Olde Cherry Treeen.wikipedia.org

  Southgate's football club, founded around 1883, played on the field behind the pub.

• 1833

  End of the documented Loyal Britain meeting period

  [1]Ye Olde Cherry Treeen.wikipedia.org

  The available account records the Loyal Britain society as meeting at the pub through 1833.

• 1800

  Loyal Britain society begins meeting at the pub

  [1]Ye Olde Cherry Treeen.wikipedia.org

  The Loyal Britain friendly society is recorded as meeting at the Cherry Tree from 1800.

• 1695

  Construction of the public house

  [1]Ye Olde Cherry Treeen.wikipedia.org

  The building associated with Ye Olde Cherry Tree dates from around 1695.

• Edward Lomas becomes the first recorded landlord

  [1]Ye Olde Cherry Treeen.wikipedia.org

  Edward Lomas is identified in the available historical account as the pub's first landlord; the date is not specified.

• Renamed Browns Southgate

  [1]Ye Olde Cherry Treeen.wikipedia.org

  The premises were previously known as Ye Olde Cherry Tree and later operated under the name Browns Southgate; the exact date of the change is not specified.

A heritage public house and local hospitality venue, distinguished by its Grade II listed building, long Southgate history, and association with traditional community and social life.

• Public house · 1695

  Ye Olde Cherry Tree public house

  The historic pub premises provided conventional public-house hospitality and functioned as a social meeting place. Historical references associate the venue with food and drink service, a skittles alley, and meetings of local friendly societies. The building's architectural and community history is a core part of the identity represented by the Ye Olde Cherry Tree name.

• Pub and restaurant

  Browns Southgate

  Browns Southgate is the later operating identity of the premises formerly known as Ye Olde Cherry Tree. The available sources identify the name change but do not document a detailed menu, service portfolio, launch date, or legal operator. It represents the contemporary hospitality presentation of the historic Southgate site.

1. 1Ye Olde Cherry Treeen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Ye Olde Cherry Tree, Southgatevintageinn.co.uk