A PUB’S former landlord is building a wall to block off its beer garden after being told to get out.
A court ruled Tony O’Neill legally owns the small patch of land despite losing his lease to run the boozer.
The plot had been considered unowned pavement.
A breeze-block structure is now being built in front of the doors at The Plough in East Sheen, South West London.
The pub’s freehold owners, bar chain Fuller’s, took back control after Mr O’Neill ran it for 15 years.
But a judge backed his “adverse possession” claim after using the land for years.
An angry punter said: “He’s got some paper saying he owns the garden. It has to be some sort of admin cock-up.”
More than 600 customers have now signed a petition against the wall.
Fuller’s said: “We are continuing to pursue every avenue to see if there is a way we can ensure that the local community can continue to enjoy the pub garden for the long term.”
Mr O’Neill said “a low wall has been built to demarcate the relevant land”, and that he expected “further discussions” with Fuller’s.
