Schooner Inn, Amble

An good example of moderately ambitious 1920s pub-building. Buff faience below and red brick above. The approach shows an L-shaped building with the licensee's accommodation in the short wing on the left. The main doorway (one of a pair) clearly indicates the (public) bar which has etched windows, panelled ceiling, half-height wall panelling, bar counter (match-boarding below and fielded panelling above), and a bar-back with distinctively 1920s angular detail. The left-hand outer door to the pub leads into a spacious hallway which leads in turn to a lounge at the rear (formerly two rooms which had hatch service), and a large plain function room upstairs. The lobby at the front has a pair of doors: the left one leads to the public bar but the right one has varnished-over lettering which can be read in the right light as 'jug & bottle' - in other words it led to an off-sales compartment, now incorporated into the public bar.