An old English Grade II listed pub from the 17th century, set in the attractive village of Old Eastcote, next to the cricket pitch, this is on the London Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. At the front is a large beer garden. Inside, there is one bar with many seating areas. The barn to the back is a recent refurbishment and provides extra seating. The restaurant and kitchen were added in 2017. There is normally a real fire in the main bar area during the winter months.
Historic Interest
Grade II listing:- C16 right part of one bay; C19 2-bay left part. 2 storeys. Right part has long lean-to of old tiles down to a modern square bay window, with leaded casements, and modern door. Left part of painted brick with returned gable at right. C19 casements under segmental brick arches. Modern door. 1st floor band and tiled roof. Inside the old part original posts and ceiling beams may be seen. Graded partly for position on important corner site.
Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest
Listed status: II
The main attraction of this pub is its layout still retaining two original rooms with a delightful "olde worlde" ambiance.
In its leafy surroundings, this is more like a country pub than a town pub. Part of the right-hand side may date back to the 16th century but is mainly a remodelling after a fire in 1891. Inside there is a deliberate attempt, probably dating from the inter-war years, to create an ‘olde worlde’ feel. This is especially apparent in the smaller room on the right, a step down from the corner room, with its hefty black ceiling beams and imitation half-timbering. Some of the panelling has a deliberately rough texture but this is actually synthetic material. The same manner of work continues, though with a little less bravura, in the larger, L-shaped bar on the corner. Both rooms have brick fire surrounds built of small red bricks, and fielded panelling on the counter fronts that looks inter-war with that in the right hand bar the slightly more elaborate of the two rooms.
A reconstructed old barn was linked to the pub and brought into use c.1990, and a further room on the right was brought into pub use as a dining area in the late 2010s when toilets were relocated to the rear of the pub.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 1 regular beer.
Case Is Altered, Eastcote
Changing beers typically include: St Austell - Proper Job , Young's - London Special , Young's - Winter Warmer