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The Temple Bar was situated at 286 Walworth Road.
What a great pub it was in the 1960/70's. I used to go there every night when I was 17 in 1966 to see Roger and his group singing all the hits of the day perfectly. Pam the owner often slipped me a gin or two but not in front of her husband though, what a grouch he was! Pam moved from the Lord Wellington pub in the Old Kent Road where Roger & co used to sing their hearts out with Beach Boys covers. I was only 16 then! When they moved to the Temple Bar they advertised it on Radio Caroline and the pub was swamped with people every night and was crushingly brilliant with very loud live music. Paying an outrageous 1 shilling and 11 old pence (about 10p!) for a light ale, it was the highest price in town! On special occasions I got to sing with Roger & co with old rock and roll songs, my party piece was "great balls of fire" which went down quite well. I was very proud of that because no one would sing with them unless they were well known, on the tele and the like, so I was made up in those "good 'ol days. Bring them back and the Temple Bar. Sadly missed.
Tony Shephard (November 2012)
I used this as my favourite pub in the 70’s, a fantastic pub with a mixture of live house band, resident DJ ( Lee st. John, I think) and topless dancers, Trixie,Carol and others too many to remember!! A great time was had by all. I remember the guvnor, Tony, didn’t take any crap from punters like underage drinkers and the like, never had any trouble in there! Very fond memories of this watering hole.
Robert Razzell (July 2018)
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Name	Dates	Comments
Bob Farrow	1970s	Brilliant pub, DJ with topless dancers. Great music. The pub was always heaving. Always a great atmosphere. Trixie was one of the dancers there who was always well received owing to her beauty and obvious other charms. She appeared in a Beer commercial on TV but which beer now escapes me. Probably one of the rubbish ones like Double Diamond or a similar chemical concoction.
Debra Amor	2003	I used to go here all the time with my 2 sisters. I'im looking for someone a man can dannie he was from ireland he lived in camberwell with his mum and dad
Lee Robins	1947/1953	Son of owner George Edwin Robins. Pub was always in the family, previously H J Robins and T Kirby.
Stephen Comrie	1963	Great Pub the band Carl Rogers I think Peter Bray Mick and the drummer were fantastic never a bad performance better than any other band played all the latest hits , my favourite The late Gene Pitneys Mecca.Peter had. Gretsch tennesean guitar which I have a similar one today.The pub was so busy we used to drop our empty bottles (light and bitter) on the floor and catch them on our foot because we couldn’t get to a counter. Happy days.
David Robins	1947/1953	Son of owner George Edwin Robins. Pub was always in the family, previously H J Robins and T Kirby.
Tony Shephard	1967/1970	I used to go most nights to see the band and sometimes I was privileged to sing with them. Great Days.
Bob Lloyd	1968/1969	Went there whenever the band "Roger & Out" were playing.