The Balham Tup

I used to go into the Balham Tup over ten years, back when it was owned by Paddy Gallagher. Until very recently I hadn't been there for years. And then, a few months ago I met a friend who I hadn't been in touch with for years and he invited me to go along to the Tup on Sunday night for their pub quiz. My wife and I went along that week, enjoyed it and for the last two or three months we've been regulars there on a Sunday night. We've even won the quiz three or four times.

Last Sunday we were planning to go along to the quiz as normal. We'd invited the friend who first invited us to the quiz over to dinner and we were all going to go along later. When he arrived, he had big news. Other friends of his had been in the Tup the previous night and the news had broken that the Tup was being repossessed and that Sunday was going to be its last night.

So after dinner we headed off to the Tup expecting a slightly strange night. We weren't disappointed.

They had sold out of beer. All they had left was a rapidly decreasing stock of wine, spirits and soft drinks. And they were selling the spirits off at £1.50 a shot. Everyone was in a pretty weird mood and the quiz dragged on longer than it normally does. It was 11:30 when we left and the final results still hadn't been announced.

It's a shame that the Tup has closed. While we weren't frequent customers we always enjoyed our Sunday evenings there.

And now we're looking for another decent pub quiz in the Balham area. Does anyone have any suggestions?