Editing Southgate, London (section)

==Taverns, inns and public houses==
[[File:Ye Olde Cherry Tree, The Green, Southgate, London N14 - geograph.org.uk - 790724.jpg|thumbnail|Ye Olde Cherry Tree, The Green.]]
Because of the age of the former village and its position in a ring of villages one day's travel by coach from London, Southgate had many pubs: within the village centre there were six local licensed premises.<ref name="Dumayne 1998">{{cite book |title=Southgate |last=Dumayne |first=Alan |year=1998 |publisher=Sutton Publishing Limited |isbn=0-7509-2000-9}}</ref>

Many were located on Chase Side but some, such as ''The Bell'', ''The Crown'' and the ''Chase Gate Tavern'', were demolished as part of 20th Century redevelopment and others have closed more recently; ''The Waggon'' (formerly ''Waggon and Horses'') became an Anatolian restaurant in 2013. ''The Rising Sun'' was the terminus for a local horsebus service to Colney Hatch (and there to Kings Cross) before the arrival of the railways, whereupon the service switched to the new station in [[Palmers Green]].<ref name="Dumayne 1998"/> It was rebuilt in 1932, and substantially renovated in 2008, changing its name to ''The Sun'' and later ''The Maze Inn'' but was subsequently closed in 2016 and demolished in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/pub-demolitions-probed-by-council/|title=Pub demolitions probed by council|first=Enfield|last=Dispatch|date=20 September 2019}}</ref> ''The Crown'' is commemorated in the name of ''The New Crown'' on Chase Side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/london/the-new-crown-southgate|title=The New Crown &#124; Pubs In Southgate - J D Wetherspoon|website=www.jdwetherspoon.com}}</ref> ''The Hart'' (formerly ''The White Hart'') is the last long-standing pub in the immediate area, located on the adjoining Chase Road, near Southgate Circus roundabout.

Other notable local pubs are ''[[Ye Olde Cherry Tree]]'' which overlooks Southgate Green, and ''The Woodman'' on Bourne Hill. Former public house ''The Woolpack'' on the nearby High Street is now a restaurant.