Stoneleigh, Surrey
The Organ Inn
### The Organ Inn

*The Organ Inn* was a landmark [pub](/wiki/Pub "Pub") located on the southern boundary junction of Stoneleigh where the A24, [A240](/wiki/A240_road "A240 road") and B2200 roads intersect. It opened in the 1780s as the drinking place of the workmen who fitted the Father Willis organ in St Mary's Church in Ewell. It was later converted into a bar/restaurant, firstly under the name *Jim Thompsons* and finally *The Organ and Dragon*.

The pub closed on 18 July 2012 after around 230 years of business. The building was demolished in June 2014 after supermarket chain [Lidl](/wiki/Lidl "Lidl") bought the site. The demolishing of the *Organ and Dragon* was criticized by local [MP](/wiki/Member_of_parliament "Member of parliament") [Chris Grayling](/wiki/Chris_Grayling "Chris Grayling"). [Kentucky Fried Chicken](/wiki/Kentucky_Fried_Chicken "Kentucky Fried Chicken") had previously owned the site and had unsuccessfully applied for planning permission to turn it into one of their restaurants .


What plans had been previously made for the site?