Ladywell Tavern, Dundee

The Ladywell Tavern was the brewery tap of the Victoria Brewery, and was created by converting an existing two storey building beside the entrance to the brewery yard in c.1900. It is in the foot of a five-storey tenement building and the present frontage dates from c.1950. Inside, the main bar retains the original five-bay mirrored gantry with shelves held up by carved pillars and with some small mirror panels. The right-hand bay is now a hatch to serve the small snug at the rear and all lower shelving has been lost to fridges and a glass washer. The panelled bar counter is post-war and may have been added as late as 1998. The fixed seating, tiled fireplace and some stubby glazed screens are all modern.The small snug at the rear right contains no old fittings.