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Heritage Pub

Prince Albert, Brighton

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Large Victorian free house with a number of rooms off the main bar. Built as a hotel to serve the nearby Brighton railway station. It has five constantly used hand pumps, mainly serving beers from local breweries plus real cider. It serves office workers during the day and a mixed clientele in the evening. Live music or a DJ every night. Famous for the kissing policeman Banksy on the pub wall. Particularly prominent CAMRA posters for real cider and perry and lists of those on sale. In summer 2019 the kitchen facility was withdrawn and its space now used as a green room for visiting bands. The pub encourages customers to bring in food from local establishments or arrange meal deliveries. Outdoor seating on benches at the front. Open 12 noon to 12.30 am on Bank Holidays.

Information for this venue is provided by the Brighton & South Downs Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
The City of Brighton and Hove (B)
Last updated
24/08/2023
Last surveyed
28/01/2023
Pub ID
BRI/261
Asset of Community Value

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance

Listed status: II

Three storey pub built 1860 which retains a five room layout and bar counter from the 1930s. Tamplins Brewery plan for changes to the pub in 1936 are on the wall of the smoking room. Front right is the public bar with a bare wood floor, a 1930s panelled bar counter, old dado panelling painted yellow, a ‘Public Bar’ gold etched panel in the door. The smoking room on the front left has a wide arch into it and has a bare wood floor, old wood surround with new cast-iron hearth fireplace, old dado panelling painted yellow with wall benches attached to part of it.

General information about historic pub interiors

Three storey pub built 1860 which retains a five room layout and bar counter from the 1930s. Tamplins Brewery plan for changes to the pub in 1936 are on the wall of the smoking room. Front right is the public bar with a bare wood floor, a 1930s panelled bar counter, old dado panelling painted yellow, a ‘Public Bar’ gold etched panel in the door. The smoking room on the front left has a wide arch into it and has a bare wood floor, old wood surround with new cast-iron hearth fireplace, old dado panelling painted yellow with wall benches attached to part of it.

Behind the servery is the saloon bar with a bare wood floor, a post-war counter which replaced a hatch, old wood surround and cast-iron fireplace and old cupboards in the corner. There was originally an off-sales in part of the servery and the exterior door remains. The rear left former coffee room with a figure ‘1’ on a small enamel disc on the door and has oldish panelling painted a deep green around most of the room, a stone marble fireplace with a (possibly) modern cast-iron hearth, old wood cupboards. Rear right room has a figure ‘7’ on an enamel disc on the door and was shown as the kitchen on the 1936 plan. It has oldish dado panelling painted deep pink, wall cupboard. Old dado panelling painted blue on the passage which leads to the rear door and a yard with star wars murals on the walls. Outside gents under cover in former store room – original gents on the right have been demolished. Has a music room upstairs and the exterior wall on Frederick Street side has a musical mural.

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Opening
Monday
Noon - Midnight
Tuesday
Noon - Midnight
Wednesday
Noon - Midnight
Thursday
Noon - Midnight
Friday
Noon - 12:30am
Saturday
Noon - 12:30am
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
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Current beers

This Pub serves 5 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Prince Albert, Brighton

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Changing beers typically include: Burning Sky (varies) , Long Man (varies)

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Live Music Live Music
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Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
To 6pm
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Window ledge full of board games
Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
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Real Cider Real Cider
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Transport
Close to bus routes (200m)
Nearby Station (200m)
Brighton (East Sussex)
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