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Riviera Centre, Torquay
11-13 April 2025
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This former Wenlock Brewery pub dates from 1938 and still retains many original features. The outside is pure 1930s, with ground floor faience tiling, brick upper storeys and a ceramic “Wenlock” plaque above the corner entrance. Two bars; rooftop beer garden; "granny annex". The original building was first licensed in 1776, spending its first year as the Three Compasses. Food offering includes Sunday roasts.
Back in 1973, there were only around 115 premises recorded as selling real ale in London. Although that number has grown many fold, sadly only three quarters of the original number still exist and are selling cask. But the fact that there are still some and that thos pub is one of them is a cause for celebration.
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Historic Interest
Local Camden listing:- Public House on corner of Whitfield Street and Howland Street. Dating to post 1918, replacing a former pub on the same site. Demonstrates the detailing of this period including curved projecting lintels, steel windows, faience tiling to shopfront, and retains decorative elements including light fittings either side of entrance, fascia sign and brewery sign on the canted corner (Wenlock Brewery was based in Wenlock Road, Hackney). Attractively intact example of a public house of this era.
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed status: Not listed
This former Wenlock Brewery pub dates from 1938 and still retains many original features including a tiled brewery sign on the corner. Retains two bars but the two vestibule entrances appear modern. The front small bar has original fielded panelled bar counter, but modern bar back fitting, possibly an original wood surround fireplace but with modern tiling. The rear small bare boarded bar has fielded panelling to picture frame height, a 1930s wood surround fireplace but with modern tiles, an original fielded panelled bar counter, but a modern bar back. There is a modest skylight and it looks like a small area at the rear is an add-on.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 1 regular beer.
Carpenters Arms, London
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