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Sultan, South Wimbledon

Operator: Hop Back
78 Norman Road, South Wimbledon, SW19 1BT (View on Google Map)
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Opens 11:30am Saturday when AFC Wimbledon at home. Visiting supporters welcome.

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An attractive two-bar 1950s brick building built to replace original demolished during the war and now extended with a conservatory. Has been identified by CAMRA as having a regionally important historic pub interior. Rescued from likely permanent closure in 1994 by Hop Back Brewery; this is their only London pub

Mostly carpeted with dark wood walls. Furnished with large tables (to encourage conversation) with chairs and some fixed seating and some settees in the conservatory. Bars are wheelchair accessible.

Gluten-free Real Ale in a Bottle available - Taiphoon and Crop Circle. Usually four guest ciders on handpump usually from Westons.

Three day beer festivals held Spring, Summer and Christmas.

Barrick's pork pies available.

Thirteen speciality gins stocked.

2023 South West London CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year, having also won the ballot in 2018, 2016, 2003, 2001, 1999 and 1995. Runner up in 2022. It is a past winner of the CAMRA London Regional Pub of the Year award. Winning pub in London's Time Out Love Awards 2018.

A micro brewery (now removed) was in production for the first half of 2015 and the pub's name included 'brew pub' in the signage for a time.

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Information for this venue is provided by the South West London Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Merton
Last updated
31/12/2023
Last surveyed
09/02/2023
Pub ID
SWL/2952
Asset of Community Value

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

Built in the 1950s to replace the origin Sultan destroyed by bombs in 1944. The public bar on the left retains its distinctive 1950s counter, and original bar back of shelves on ply panelling with some mirrored panels. The dado of ribbed hardboard and the two small brick fireplaces are from the 1950s. The saloon bar on the right retains the original bar counter and bar back, also of shelves on ply panelling with some mirrored panels. Within the back fittings there is a dumb waiter. Above the servery is a very characteristic c.1960 canopy of pegboard tiles with a 1950s ribbed hardboard edging. There are three small 1950s brick fireplaces and two types of wall panelling – tall ply panels up to picture-frame height either side of the servery and around the rear right fireplace; elsewhere, a dado of 1950s ribbed hardboard.

General information about historic pub interiors

The original Sultan was destroyed by bombs in February 1944. The present pub was built of brick in the 1950s and is a remarkably intact survivor of the early post-war period. Originally an Allied Breweries pub, it was rescued from likely permanent closure in 1994 by Hop Back Brewery. All the indications are that it was always just two rooms – public bar on the left (not always open – but accessible via the gents’) and the saloon bar on the right – look for the wording in the disused door on Norman Road (left) side and the rear right door (however, confusingly, there is a ‘Public Bar’ wording above the right hand front door on Deburgh Road – but not one above the left-hand door so maybe a recent move, which is quite likely as the right-hand saloon bar now acts as the main bar).

The public bar on the left retains its original counter of a distinctive 1950s style with the front now painted a deep pink, original bar back of shelves on ply panelling with some mirrored panels, but fridges have replaced the lower shelves. Around the small room is a dado of 1950s ribbed hardboard now painted a deep pink and there are two small 1950s brick fireplaces. At the rear left an internal door leads to a lobby now used for storage and the exterior door here is labeled ‘Public Bar’.

The saloon bar on the right retains the original counter of a distinctive 1950s style with the front now painted a deep pink, original bar back of shelves on ply panelling with some mirrored panels where two small fridges have replaced some, but not all, of the lower shelves. Within the back fittings there is a dumb waiter that would have been used for moving bottled beers to and from the cellar. Above the servery is a very characteristic c.1960 canopy of pegboard tiles with a 1950s ribbed hardboard edging now painted a deep pink. There are three small 1950s brick fireplaces and around the room are two types of panelling – tall ply panels reaching to picture-frame height either side of the servery and around the rear right fireplace; elsewhere, a dado of 1950s ribbed hardboard now painted a deep pink. On the rear right is an exterior door with the wording ‘Saloon Bar’ and the figure ‘1’ on the back of the door.

The gents’ is accessible from both the public and saloon bars and retains its original wall tiles, floor tiles and urinals and the ladies’ is also similarly intact. A conservatory has been added onto the right-hand side of the building in recent years.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Opening
Monday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 5 regular beers.

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Freeview eg rugby six nations.
Live Music Live Music
Shanty Singers Monday 6.15pm to 9pm. Open mic night last Thursday of the month. Wimbledon Accoustic session 8pm to 10pm last Sunday of the month. Traditional English folk session 8pm to 11pm first and third Thursday of the month.
Garden Garden
Also seating at front and side of pub.
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Toilet in saloon (small) bar.
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Quiz nights alternate Tuesdays.
Function Room Function Room
Upstairs room available for hire.
Games Games
Darts. Board games.
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Beer Festival Beer Festival
Three day festivals held Spring, Summer and Christmas.
Transport
Close to bus routes (250m)
57 (24 Hrs), 131, 152, 200, 219, N155
Nearby Station (800m)
Haydons Road
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (550m)
Colliers Wood
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