It's the end of an era for Maida Vale pub The Windsor Castle: London venue where the Rolling Stones and U2 played their early gigs is for sale

The Windsor Castle in Maida Vale, where the Rolling Stones and U2 played their earliest gigs, is for sale.

A hub for major music acts since the Sixties, The Jam and Joe Strummer of The Clash also honed their craft at the W9 venue in the Seventies.

Now set for a new life, it’s on the market at £6.5 million with Lambert Smith Hampton.

Spread over four floors including a basement, it is still laid out as a pub on the ground floor and could be revived as one. However, it also has permission for conversion to student accommodation.