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Venue: The Montague Arms, 289 Queens Road, New Cross, SE15 2PA, 020 7639 4923 Doors: 8pm – 12.15am (bands finish 12pm ish) Price: £3 Nearest Tube: New Cross Gate Nearest BR: Queens Rd, Peckham, New Cross Gate, Bus: 36, 177, 343, 436. An idiosyncratic gem. Stuck out on a bend of the main road between Peckham and Europe, the Montague has by tradition attracted coachloads of tourists bound for Dover. Somewhere in the attics of neat homes across Holland must be snaps of this weird English pub, with its zebra heads and maritime knick-knacks – perhaps even a group shot with laconic Stan, the landlord. It’s not only Eurostar and easyJet that have changed the dynamic of this low-ceilinged anomaly – locals, who 20 years ago would have scoffed at the Casio entertainment provided by Peter ‘Two Moogs’ London from the main stage, now cherish and patronise it. On Sundays, when medieval hulks of meat are slavered in gravy and served to the compact row of dining tables, you can’t move. There are pheasant and trout too. Occasional gigs bring a fresh crowd from Goldsmiths College, happier with the standard lagers than the Black Sheep and Deuchars IPA preferred by older regulars. ....