Campaigners are hoping Ye Olde Swiss Cottage can be saved after its operator, Samuel Smith's Brewery, closed the pub on Saturday.

So goes the gag. But in reality, the Jubilee line station and the wider area take their name from a pub: Ye Olde Swiss Cottage*. That pub is now closed, after almost 200 years trading from the site.

Campaigners are hoping Ye Olde Swiss Cottage can be saved after its operator, Samuel Smith's Brewery, closed the pub on Saturday.

As Ye Olde Swiss Cottage pub closes, here is a timeline of the north London landmark's history.

Ye Olde Swiss Cottage, in Avenue Road, was closed on February 1 by owner Samuel Smith Old Brewery. A pub bearing the name has stood on the site since the 1830s, but the present building, which ...

AN iconic 200-year-old pub has announced its sudden closure as punters mourn their “real loss for the local community”. The historic Ye Olde Swiss Cottage, on Finchley Rd in north … ...

The historic Ye Olde Swiss Cottage pub in north London has been granted Asset of Community Value (ACV) status. Earlier this month, the pub, which is thought to be more than 200-years-old, was given ...

A historic old pub, which gave Swiss Cottage station its name, has been saved from demolition for at least five years after it was granted protected status. Ye Olde Swiss Cottage served its last ...

Opened in 1830, Ye Olde Swiss Cottage has become a landmark on Finchley Road, where it is surrounded by brutalist buildings.

Ye Olde Swiss Cottage served its last orders on Saturday after its owners Samuel Smith’s Brewery decided to close the pub out of the blue. The once popular spot, which the Standard previously ...

Campaigners are hoping Ye Olde Swiss Cottage can be saved after its operator, Samuel Smith's Brewery, closed the pub on Saturday.