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First licensed in 1856 and named after the Elgin family, one of whom was famous for marbles, this Grade II listed and imposing Victorian corner pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1868 at a cost of £3850. The interior is a Notting Hill riot of old and modern design with superb wooden bar fittings, ceramic tiling and etched glasswork and mirrors in carved wooden panels. It is included in CAMRA's National Inventory.
At one time the pub served as a horse-bus depot with a combined waiting and refreshment room for passengers. In the 1950s it was famous as a Teddy Boy hangout and in the 1970s as a rock venue. Now the live music tends towards New Folk. The building to the east (not Listed) is conjoined and forms the restaurant and music venue. An interesting food menu includes Sunday roasts.
This pub was a wartime favourite of Timothy Evans, later wrongly convicted and hanged for the Rillington Place serial murders. His miscarriage of justice was a main factor leading to the abolition of capital punishment.
Historic Interest
Grade II listed, Historic England ref 1225123. Public house. Mid C19. Three storeys. Four windows to Ladbroke Grove. Three windows to Westbourne Park Road. Brick. Stucco dressings. Public house facade with pedestalled columns to ground floor. First floor windows are round-headed with curved cornices over. Second floor windows segmental-headed with decorated keystones. Paired consoles to crowning cornices. Blocking. Notable interior with surviving original features.
Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance
Listed status: II
The Elgin has the crown jewel of Victorian screens with perhaps the most colourful one anywhere, featuring jewel-like and spectacular gilded glazing. It has to be seen to be believed.
Rebuilt in 1867, the architects being Hammack & Lambert, it was refurbished in 1898. On the corner of a busy junction near Ladbroke Grove tube station, this pub has some spectacular Victorian ornamentation. Three distinct rooms are still clearly discernible although they are now interlinked. The star performer is the room in the northern part which is screened off from the corner bar by a wonderful timber and glass screen of exceptional exuberance. The grey etched glazing, gilded patterns and facetted jewel-like details gleam and sparkle. CAMRA is unaware of any other pub screen like it. Then there is a bar-back of rare richness, embellished with delicate wood carving that is reminiscent of seventeenth-century detailing, gilded mirrors and a frieze of bas-relief apples. Finally, on the side wall are coloured tile strips and more gilded mirrors displaying foliage, hops, butterflies and birds in flight.
The counters are original too and are classic examples of that curious feature found in London pubs but not, apparently, elsewhere – doors to allow the servicing of the beer engines in times gone by. At the back of the pub is a large lounge with fielded dado panelling round the walls, and a skylight at the rear. A sad loss in the corner bar is the modern replacement of the original Victorian bar-back, with its glass and metal shelving, as well as the metal framed gantry looking somewhat out of place here. Behind the servery is an office with some fine decorative glass.
Rebuilt in 1867, architects Hammack & Lambert,it was refurbished in 1898. A pub with some spectacular Victorian ornamentation on the corner of a busy junction near to Ladbroke Grove tube station. Three distinct rooms are still clearly discernible although they are now interlinked. The star performer is the room in the northern part which is screened off from the corner bar by a wonderful timber and glass screen of exceptional exuberance. The grey etched parts, gilded patterns and facetted jewel-like details gleam and sparkle. CAMRA is unaware of any other pub screen like it. Then there is a bar-back of rare richness, embellished with seventeenth-century style carved wood detailing, gilded mirrors and a frieze of bas-relief apples. Finally, on the side wall come coloured tile strips and more gilded mirrors displaying foliage, hops, butterflies and birds in flight.
The counters are original too and are classic examples of that curious feature found in London pubs but not, apparently, elsewhere – doors to allow the servicing of the beer engines in times gone by. At the back of the pub is a large lounge with fielded dado panelling round the walls. It has a skylight over the rear part. A sadness at this pub is the modern replacement in the corner bar of the Victorian bar-back by a good quality modern replacement, although the glass and metal shelves and gantry with metal uprights looks a bit out of place in an otherwise magnificent pub like this. Behind the servery is an office with some fine decorative glass.
Elgin, Notting Hill
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