Bosuns Locker, Chelsea

New Free House/bar opened June 2003 in basement of West Cornwall Pastie shop. Decorated in traditional style with a Cornish nautical theme and sister pub to the Cove in WC2 Covent Garden. The bar top comprises half a wooden fishing boat and smugglers paintings adorn the walls. Bare floorboards, exposed brickwork and a mixture of chairs, tables and leather sofas. Live music Tuesday evenings, piano and ‘open mike’ evenings. Cornish wine and Skinner’s bottled beers available. Snacks plus fresh Cornish pasties which can be ordered from the shop upstairs (shop hours 8.30am [9.30 Sun] to 8pm). Pavement seats in summer. Entry via side entrance in Markham Square when shop closed. Open all permitted hours. A rare example of the creation of a pub of character in an area dominated by modern style bars and upmarket restaurants.