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Operator: High St Pubs (Mitchells & Butlers)
Old George Street, City Centre, Plymouth, PL1 2TG (View on Google Map)

Stylish city centre pub housed in one of the few buildings in the vicinity to survive the bombings of the second world war and redevelopment of the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's. Up to three regional real ales are available, but check the pub website for up to date real ale range. An extensive food menu is available from breakfast time all day. Families are welcome until 2100.

Historic Interest

Grade-II listed, 1/5/75, interior & exterior listed. List Entry No 113 0057, Legacy System No 473326. Bank, now a public house. 1889 (Pevsner) for Lloyds Bank, conservatory extension 1986. Freestone ashlar with channelled and moulded rustication; roof behind moulded parapets; 3 lateral panelled stacks with moulded cornices, the stack behind the entrance porch with moulded buttresses. STYLE: richly detailed Italianate. PLAN: L-shaped plan with quadrant-plan entrance bay within the angle and the principal wing with bowed front and a quadrant-plan link on its left to an elevation which tapers back. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys plus attic storey over cellar; front ends of wings with linking entrance bay make an overall asymmetrical corner front of 1:3:1:2 bays. Plinth and coved round arches to ground floor; mid-floor entablature; fluted Corinthian columns dividing principal 1st-floor bays surmounted by an entablature with moulded and dentilled cornice; corner pilasters with carved coats of arms to top panels. 1st-floor window openings of wings have Ionic columns, open pediments and carved aprons. Attic storey has moulded window architraves with keyed segmental arches. Principal 3-bay wing is bowed to ground and 1st floors and set back above is a moulded triangular pediment with central cartouche. The bowed entrance bay has distyle-in-antis arrangement to each floor: open Tuscan porch with wrought-iron railings to ground floor with moulded doorway with carved blind overlight and pair of panelled doors set back; attached Corinthian columns above with rusticated jambs to window opening with heavy moulded and keyed hood with scrolled pediment and swagged apron plus floral hangings to sides. 2nd doorway to right of right-hand wing with recessed 6-panel door. Bowed bay to left of 3-window wing has 1st-floor window opening with rusticated jambs, keyed moulded head surmounted by shaped pediment and drapes to apron. Left-hand return elevation is rusticated and has mid-floor string and moulded cornice. Most window openings with horned sashes. INTERIOR: is very richly detailed. Vestibule has panelled dome with florets and central acanthus rose. The main room has coffered ceiling with moulded cornices with egg-and-dart and bead and reel enrichment to panels and dentils to perimeter cornice, the rib/beam soffits are panelled and carved; fielded mahogany dado panelling and large panels set into walls above. Other room has moulded ceiling cornice with enrichments and an original chimneypiece. This fine building and the excellent Derry's Clock Tower (qv) are the only buildings in their immediate vicinity to survive the Blitz and the post-war redevelopment. The setting of this building in its post-war environment seems to enhance its own richness and quality. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 667).

Information for this venue is provided by the Plymouth Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
City of Plymouth (B)
Last updated
01/09/2025
Last surveyed
11/04/2022
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Mitchells & Butlers
Pub ID
PLY/A-01-10
Asset of Community Value
Monday
9:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
9:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
9:00am - Midnight
Thursday
9:00am - Midnight
Friday
9:00am - Midnight
Saturday
9:00am - Midnight
Sunday
9:00am - 10:30pm
Monday
9:00am - 10:00pm
Tuesday
9:00am - 10:00pm
Wednesday
9:00am - 10:00pm
Thursday
9:00am - 10:00pm
Friday
9:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday
9:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday
9:00am - 10:00pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.

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Sharp's - Doom Bar TasteMatch Prediction

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Sharp's Doom Bar Pump Clip-1
Sharp's - Doom Bar Session Bitter • 4% Spotted twice.
Sharp's Doom Bar Pump Clip-1
Sharp's - Doom Bar

This beer is served regularly and Spotted twice. at Bank, Plymouth.

ABV 4%
Dispense Handpump
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

St Austell - Tribute TasteMatch Prediction

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St Austell Tribute Pump Clip
St Austell - Tribute Session Pale Ale • 4.2% Spotted 3 times.
St Austell Tribute Pump Clip
St Austell - Tribute

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 3 times. at Bank, Plymouth.

ABV 4.2%
Dispense Handpump
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Sharp's - Doom Bar , St Austell - Tribute

Source: Regional


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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Sky Sports and TNT Sport
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
From 0900 all day
Evening Meals Evening Meals
All day until 2200
Live Music Live Music
See website
Garden Garden
Patio only
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Until 2100
Wi Fi Wi Fi
AccessAble
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes (200m)
Royal Parade, numerous
Nearby Station (950m)
Plymouth

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