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White Hart, Grays

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Kings Walk / Argent Street (formerly 168 High Street), Grays, RM17 6HR (View on Google Map)
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At risk update:

The pub closed in controversial circumstances in May 2023. After originally seeking new tenants, owners Admiral Taverns put the freehold on the market, wanting offers in excess of ÂŁ575k. Agents Savills currently show it as Under Offer.

This Pub is Closed Long Term

Closed at the beginning of May 2023, the owning company are seeking new lessees / tenants. This traditional local just outside the town centre is near the River Thames and had 5 real ales on handpump. It was rebuilt in 1938 and has a pub interior of outstanding national historic interest (Listed Status II), including an oak Charrington's Brewery bar-back. Unusually, the pub retains a meeting / function room, known as the Club Room. and there is a large, secluded beer garden.

Historic Interest

Historic oak Charrington's Brewery bar back

Information for this venue is provided by the Thurrock Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Thurrock (B)
Last updated
09/07/2024
Last surveyed
29/04/2023
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Admiral Taverns
Pub ID
ESW/10933
Asset of Community Value

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest

Listed status: II

UPDATE MAY 2024

The pub closed in controversial circumstances in May 2023. Owners Admiral Taverns originally sought new tenants but now have the freehold on the market (and it is currently 'Under Offer')

Once an old weather-boarded pub, rebuilt by Charringtons in the 1930s and retaining clear evidence of the original floorplan and many original fittings. The star here is the fine long oak bar back fitting in classic 1930s style which served the five rooms and off sales. The main entrance has been blocked up but would have led to the off-sales - now used for storage. The two left-hand rooms have their attractive original counters. Most of the wall between the two right-hand rooms has been taken down, but again the counter survives as do the fireplaces, albeit boarded over and painted. The Club Room is still used for functions and has some old features including a dumb waiter. Access to these last three rooms was originally by the right-hand passage into the pub which retains its 1930s tiled dado.

General information about historic pub interiors

Originally an old weather-boarded pub, it was rebuilt by Charringtons in the 1930s and still retains clear evidence of the original floorplan and a large amount of original fittings. The star here is the fine long oak bar back fitting of classic 1930s style which served the five rooms and off sales. The main entrance has been blocked up but would have led to the off-sales - now used for storage.There are two rooms to the left now with a wide gap between them but retaining their original counters on a tiled plinth with chequerboard terrazzo tiling in the wide spittoon area around the counter. One of two original fireplaces remain (blocked-up) and the left hand brick one is a modern replacement. On the right are two rooms with the majority of the wall between them now removed. It retains an original counter as described before and two fireplaces remain, but they have been boarded-up and painted over. Access to the right hand room and the Club Room at the rear was originally via the passage into the pub on the right hand side which still retains its 1930s tiled dado.The Club Room is still used for functions and has dado panelling, an original fireplace, a dumb waiter (working?) but the hatch to the back of the bar is blocked-up, but visible from the bar side. The curved windows to the right of the off-sales remain but on the left have been lost. Odd bell push remains.
 

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Live Music Live Music
Had live bands on alternate Saturdays
Garden Garden
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Dogs on leads only
Accommodation Accommodation
10 rooms
Function Room Function Room
Club Room
Games Games
Darts & pool
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Smoking shelter
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Transport
Close to bus routes (350m)
Grays bus station is nearby in the town centre
Nearby Station (310m)
Grays
Directions
5 to 7 minutes walk from Grays rail & bus stations, southwards down the High Street, it is on the right at the junction with Argent Street

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