Charlie Butler

This building has been demolished

The Charlie Butler stood on the south side of the High Street and replaced the Old George when the former inn was demolished in 1968 for the widening of the road. The Charlie Butler opened in August 1968. It was built and owned by Young's brewery and named after their award-winning head horse-keeper who had joined the Ram Brewery in Wandsworth in 1923 and who retired in 1966.

The Charlie Butler had a public bar and a large saloon lounge with pool tables and dart boards. The pub became a premier southwest London music venue, and it hosted open mic nights and jam sessions.

However, by 2011, plans were made to demolish the pub. A petition opposing the demolition gained attention particularly from the London Jazz News. Despite the opposition, Young's brewery sold the Charlie Butler to Languard Investments Ltd, a property investment company.

The public house closed in July 2012 and was demolished a year later. A small block of some nine flats, called Butler House, was built on the site. One Charlie Butler pub sign now hangs in the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium in Houston, Texas, gifted by the Young family.