A number 1 bus, operated by Transport for London, crashed next to the Garden Gate pub in South End Road, in South End Green at around 1 pm on Wednesday (January 1).
A member of staff at the pub, who asked not to be named, said they heard a “really loud bang” but that “everyone was fine”.
They added: “All the patio was taken out including all the furniture and planters and there was damage to the side of the pub.
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“With the weather being as horrific as it was, that was probably a bit of a saving grace as there was no-one sitting outside on that front patio.”
The 19th century pub, run by Mitchells & Butlers, occupies a prime spot just a stone’s throw from Hampstead Heath.
It is not yet known what caused the bus to crash.
Mitchells & Butlers has been contacted.
Transport for London has been contacted
