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(Pub, External). Published on 05-06-2013
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Heritage Pub

Commercial, Herne Hill (Commercial Hotel)

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Operator: Castle (Mitchells & Butlers)
210-212 Railton Road, Herne Hill, SE24 0JT (View on Google Map)
(020) 7733 8783
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A curved fronted pub opposite the main entrance to Herne Hill railway station. Two main rooms, one with bar and mix of low tables and comfy chairs. Second room filled with tables for meals without feeling like a restaurant area. A patio style outside area at the far end of the room with the bar where smokers tend to congregate.

Information for this venue is provided by the South East London Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Lambeth
Last updated
06/03/2025
Last surveyed
04/03/2025
Leasehold owner
other
Freehold owner
Offenham Properties Ltd
Pub ID
SEL/10819
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

Some of the features from the inter-war fitting remain, such as fielded panelling on the walls, the bar counter, and the remains of a full-height dividing screen.

Mentally strip away such evidently modern work as the paintwork on the panelling, the modern glass in the frontage and the removal of plaster on one wall on the right, and you can get a good sense of a substantial inter-war (probably 1930s) refit. The left-hand area is the most intact with fielded panelling on the wall and bar counter and nice chequerwork floor tiling in front of the latter. The counter in front of the handpumps has a door, probably originally for access to the beer engines. On the right the counter has clearly been removed (see the mark in the floor). You can’t miss the remains of a full-height screen that once divided the pub. In fact, this forms the right-hand part of what would have been a former off-sales (traces in a former outside door and marking in the woodwork). The area on the rear left side (now opened up) no doubt once provided a separate ‘better class’ room.

General information about historic pub interiors

Mentally strip away such evidently modern work as the paintwork on the panelling, the modern glass in the frontage and the removal of plaster on one wall on the right, and you can get a good sense of a substantial interwar (probably 1930s) refit. The left-hand part is the most intact with panelling, counter and nice chequerwork floor tiling in front of the latter. On the right the counter has clearly been removed (see the mark in the floor). You can’t miss the remains of a full-height screen that once divided the pub. In fact, this forms the right-hand part of what would have been a former off-sales (traces in a former outside door and marking in the woodwork). The area on the rear left side (now opened up) no doubt once provided a separate ‘better class’ room.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - Midnight
Friday
Noon - 1:00am
Saturday
Noon - 1:00am
Sunday
Noon - 10:30pm
Monday
Noon - 10:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 10:00pm
Friday
Noon - 10:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 10:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm

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This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

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Facilities
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Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Small patio, mainly used by smokers
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
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Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
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Transport
Close to bus routes (200m)
London Buses: 3, 37, 68, 196, 201, 322, 468
Nearby Station (50m)
Herne Hill

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