The Clock Restuarant - Welwyn

[gtr-gaz]

The Clock Restuarant and Motel right next to the A1 near Welwyn is all boarded up.

Does any one know why?

It's a huge site as well. I wonder what will happen to it now

[jon-]

I noticed that, plus the houses next to it.

Possibly fire related?

[mister.t]

I think the Parent company has gone into administation, and I have heard that the whole site will be bulldozed!

[cloveralpha]

hi...ive been told that they are bull dozing the clock and putting flats on there...i live just round the corner...lol

[Mr M]

Another landmark bites the dust. Along with the Milehouse Pub in St Albans. All down to money I suppose. Oh and the Bell Pub at the roundabout London Colney..erm The Waggon and Horses at Ridge but that was a long time ago. :-(

Edited by Mr M on Monday 16th February 13:20

[xj6executive]

I believe Quality hotels went into administration, closing the Welwyn site and the Hatfield site has been sold and renamed

I have stayed there on a few times and it was quite a dump and in need of massive investment, food was good though

[crossle]

I can remember when "The Clock" was on the main road, and it was out in the countryside...

And the MG Car Club used to have a monthly meet at The Bell in London Colney, long before my MGA was a "classic"!

Edited by crossle on Monday 9th March 15:39

[xj6executive]

Crossle, you must be going back to the early 1960's for that I think ?

[Mark2008]

My Grandad (who isn't with us anymore) used to be head chef at The Clock Restaurant before it became a hotel and he met my nan there. Pretty sad to see it go.

ps. AMv8 roar sounds great under the A1M bridge next to the clock :P

[xj6executive]

If you head towards Mardley Hill under the A1M thats a really nice bend, I should imagine an Aston (in fact any Aston) would sound superb under the bridge

[jon-]

Mark2008 said:

ps. AMv8 roar sounds great under the A1M bridge next to the clock :P

I don't believe you. You'll have to take me through ASAP

[Mark2008]

xj6executive said:

If you head towards Mardley Hill under the A1M thats a really nice bend, I should imagine an Aston (in fact any Aston) would sound superb under the bridge

Indeed it does... (almost) every night. It's something I just can't resist.

[Scooby72]

Nice building, would be a shame to Bulldoze it.

But it was a crap hotel / restaurant, i had the misfortune to stay there quite regularly with work at one time.

[xj6executive]

http://www.whtimes.co.uk/content/whtimes/news/stor...

Further update here, up for sale at £2.5M !!

[g7jhp]

Would make a great site for a car dealership.

- Showroom
- Workshop
- Carparking space

and best of all some cracking test routes on the door step.

- Welwyn to Hitchin (twisties)
- A1 to Stevenage (dual carrageway)
- A1 to Hatfield (for a tunnel run)
- Tewin to Hertford (more twisties)

Hears hoping

[Deva Link]

g7jhp said:

Would make a great site for a car dealership.

- Showroom
- Workshop
- Carparking space

and best of all some cracking test routes on the door step.

- Welwyn to Hitchin (twisties)
- A1 to Stevenage (dual carrageway)
- A1 to Hatfield (for a tunnel run)
- Tewin to Hertford (more twisties)

Hears hoping

In another time, perhaps.

[mister.t]

It's been bought by a care home company as reported in this weeks WHT

http://www.whtimes.co.uk/content/whtimes/news/stor...

Car dealer would be much better though

[Grandad Gaz]

I've noticed that all the lead flashings and some of the tiles have been stripped from the roofs.

Gyppo's, no doubt!

[lost in espace]

They have been off a while now, and it was indeed our pikey friends. I live in Oaklands just down the road, but not on the gypsy site.

[Grandad Gaz]

Bulldozers in there now.

I suppose after last weeks fire, which caused the A1 to be shut, they had no choice.

How long will it be before pikey moves onto the site? I reckon by Christmas