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The Rose Of Lee was situated at 162 Lee High Road. This pub was known as The Squire in the 1970s and The Dirty South at time of closure in 2013.

Source: T C

I was in a band called Stone Free, changed to Evil Ways and changed again to Urchin. The original band Stone Free was made up of myself - John Hoye bass, Adrian Smith guitar and vocals and Dave Murray guitar. We used to rehears in my school hall, Cardinal Pole which was on Kenworthy Road E9. Adrian and Dave both went on to be in Iron Maiden and still are today. When we were called Urchin we had a residency at The Squire every Saturday night for many, many months, the place was very, very popular with Millwall supporters, In fact Panorama did a special on the pub and it's football supporters, you can hear Urchin playing in the background. The band then consisted of - John Hoye on Bass, Adrian Smith guitar and vocals, Maurice Coyne guitar, Barry Tyler drums, Dave Hall vocals. Urchin did go on to make a single and album. Before Adrian Smith joined Iron Maiden, Dave Murray was already in Iron Maiden by that time.

John Hoye (July 2024)

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