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In August 2012 the freehold owners of the building, Bride Hall
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Important land and property sales were both advertised and held at the pub, including the sale of
Farnborough Place and Park and the pub itself in 1861. As late as 1862 the pub was being used as the location for the manorial courts of the Manor of Farnborough, the Courts Baron and Customary Courts,
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status, stating that it lacked the special architectural and historical interest required to qualify. A group of supporters of the pub called the "Friends of the
Tumbledown Dick" subsequently commissioned and published its own heritage report into the historical value of the pub. It alleged the
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Although planning regulations at the time meant that use of a public house as a restaurant did not require permission, in 2013 a planning application to adapt the building for use as a restaurant/takeaway, involving partial demolition and addition of new structural elements was successful. This
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A pub on the site is believed to have been built prior to 1700, with an original building having been constructed in 1674. It was used in the billeting of troops in transit from no later than 1696, continuing until at least 1756, five beds and stabling for five horses, and was the start of the
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In the late 20th century the pub with a large addition on the south side operated as a live music venue and was a focal place in
Farnborough. A number of bands played there early in their musical careers, or performed there while on tour. Notable bands to perform at the venue include
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to the demolition of the pub, and eventually purchasing the property to re-open it as a community run pub. In
February 2014, a petition to save the pub had attracted over 3000 signatures. The campaign did not succeed, ultimately failing to attract sufficient funding or interest.
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It was during the 18th century that the pub was first used as a post house, and it was described at the time as a hub of the community. By the 19th century, the building had become a "Posting Inn", with stagecoaches and road wagons stopping there on their way between
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who met with McDonalds. The building later re-opened, refurbished as a restaurant and drive-through. During refurbishment, removal of external tiling revealed an early 20th century 'Simonds' of
Reading brewery sign on the north wall which was retained and repainted.
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followed an earlier version of the plans in which the building was to be demolished entirely. The proposal was amended to retain the facade and other parts of the existing structure partly through the intervention of local MP
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report commissioned by the
Council from an independent consultant was "fundamentally flawed". Following applications by the group to Rushmoor Borough Council, in 2013 the building was both designated as locally listed as an
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