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A genuine community pub and one of Britain’s Real Heritage Pubs, next to South Kenton Station. Built in 1939 with three bars, the public can be booked for functions. The saloon and lounge have many original features including the large inner porches, bar counters, back-fittings, wall panelling and fireplaces. A quiz night is held on alternate Thursdays and live entertainment takes place on a regular basis. A guest ale is usually available on special occasions.
Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance
Listed status: II
This is a largely intact example of a big inter-war suburban pub, built in 1938 or 1939 by the Courage Brewery for a new middle-class housing estate. There are three rooms. The public bar, facing Windermere Avenue, is now only used for parties and functions. On the station side is a saloon with a lounge behind. Here original features include the large inner porches, bar counters, back fittings, sleek wall panelling, wavy cornices, doors between the saloon and lounge, and fireplaces (in the saloon fire surround are charming pictorial tiles with windmills and an advertising mirror above with a Courage cockerel and a now-handless clock). The one major change has been the loss of the off-sales compartment, now incorporated into the public bar. The fixed seats are additions and the superstructures on the saloon and lounge counters, bearing the name of the pub, look to date from the 1950s or 1960s. Sadly, in recent times, the original tiling in the gents’ has been covered over by modern work.
Right by South Kenton station this is a good place to see how a typical large, inter-war suburban pub was planned and fitted up. It was built in 1938 or 1939 and is a large, red-brick, Dutch-gabled structure. There are three bars. The public bar, facing Windermere Avenue, is only used for parties and other functions. On the station side there is a saloon bar with a lounge behind. Original features include the large inner porches, bar counters, back fittings, wall panelling, wavy cornices, doors between the saloon and lounge, fireplaces (charming pictorial tiles with windmills in the saloon fire surround), and, in the saloon, an advertising mirror over the fireplace with Courage cockerel and a clock: the shape of the top reflects that of the gables outside. Sadly the original tiling in the loos was covered over by new work in about 2013.
The only significant change is the loss of the off-sales compartment which has been incorporated into the public bar. The fixed seats are additions and the superstructures on the saloon and lounge counters look like work of the 1950s or 1960s.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 1 regular beer.
Windermere, South Kenton
Changing beers typically include: Greene King - IPA
Sports TV
Live Music
Garden
Family Friendly
Disabled Access
Parking
Function Room
Games
Newspapers
Separate Bar
Smoking
Wi Fi
Real Ale
Real Heritage Pub
Cask Marque
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