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61 St Dunstan's Street, Canterbury, CT2 8BS (View on Google Map)
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  • Historic Interior

Comfortable old 1604 pub near Westgate, with an attractive suntrap

garden, rated one star on CAMRA'S National Inventory of Historic Pub

Interiors. Bar billiards is played, and a quiz is held weekly on Sunday

evening with a bimonthly quiz in aid of charity. The five handpumps

include one for real cider. Beer updates are posted on social media, the

Real Ale Finder app and Untapped App. The food offering includes

Monday & Tuesday Meal Deal. Sporting events (not Sky) are televised

unobtrusively. There is a good range of bottled beers and low/zero

alcohol drinks. The garden has all weather covered area on decking.

Information for this venue is provided by the Canterbury Herne Bay & Whitstable Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Canterbury District (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
08/02/2019
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Stonegate
Pub ID
CAN/4215
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II

A pub for some centuries but note that the timbering on the first floor was part of an interwar remodelling. This is when there was internal refitting too, for example, the counter in the two front bars (which have now been amalgamated): the wall panelling is in similar style. The seating may also be part of the same scheme. At the rear left is a pleasant small panelled area with a bar billiards table. All areas have timber ceiling joists and beams, some very old, others probably interwar. The interwar work may be related to the takeover by Alfred Leney & Co. in 1924 or Fremlins in 1926.

General information about historic pub interiors

A pub since 1664 and was owned by Flint & Sons Brewery of St Dunstans, Canterbury taken over by Alfred Leney & Co in 1924 and then to Fremlins in 1926. It has timbering on the first floor added in the 20th century.

Vestibule entrance has two doors but the two front rooms are now knocked-together. The interior has suggestions of 1930s and postwar modernisation. The central bar counter has an attractive sloping front with projecting ribs and appears to date from c1930. There is panelling all round in a similar style to the counter, but in the left-hand side the panelling is topped by a delicately-carved cornice-shelf: this part also has genuine old beams. The bench seating in the front parts also have some age and may date from the same remodelling. Fairly non-descript bar back.

At the rear left is a small area with a bar billiards table and has panelling on the walls some of which loks old (but may be from elsewhere?). At the rear right behind an old brick fireplace is a small room with a dado of post war panelling.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 8:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 3:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

St Austell - Anthem TasteMatch Prediction

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St Austell - Anthem
St Austell - Anthem Session Pale Ale • 3.8% Spotted 3 times.
St Austell - Anthem
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
St Austell - Anthem

Spotted 3 times. recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Unicorn, Canterbury.

ABV 3.8%
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Butcombe - Butcombe Original , Canterbury Ales (varies) , St Austell - Anthem

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Not Sky
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Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Mobility Access Statement Mobility Access Statement
Step free access to pub and bar. 4cm step and tight corner towards toilets and garden. No accessible toilet. 4cm step into Gents. 7cm step into garden. Garden partly level but 21cm step up to decking. No handrails
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
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Bar billiards
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Transport
Close to bus routes (200m)
Stagecoach: 21, 400, 401, Uni1, Uni2
Nearby Station (200m)
Canterbury West

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