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11-13 April 2025
23 Haltwhistle Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5ZA
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116, Foregate Street, Chester, Chester, CH1 2HH
.jpg "Front Bar. by Michael Schouten. Published on")
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This narrow corner pub extends from the High Street to the beach. The middle part was the alehouse in 1798. The restaurant with sea views and upstairs deck for drinkers were added in 2010. Nautical maps and pictures featured on the walls reflect the previous landlord's interests. Highlights are the paintings of Rorkes Drift and the battle of Isandlwana.
L&B Restaurant Co purchased in September 2023 from Stewart and Wendy who ran the pub for 38 years.
The public bar is a rare example of how pubs were refitted just after WWII. Prior to 1948 the area of the public bar contained a bottle and jug in the area where there is a large table on the front right and two other small rooms including a tap room with casks on stillage where the present servery is situated - the pub had four small rooms and the off licence. The public bar has some full height panelling on the walls, an old plank ceiling, the lapped wood bar counter dates from the 1948, bar back of shelves (some of glass) on a mirrored back and with a small till drawer is also from the 1948 as is the fixed seating, curved brick fireplace and even the barrel tables and chairs. One wall has a mural of part of an Admiralty Chart of the Dover Straight.
A corridor connects the public bar to the small rear bar which was refurbished in 2013 and has old dado panelling now painted grey, the bar counter from 1948 also painted grey, bar back shelving from 1948, some fixed seating of similar date, but the 1948 tiled and wood surround fireplace has been replaced by a new wood burner. Note the casks of real ales and polyp ins of cider on an old stillage behind the bar. A private lounge, ladies toilet, small kitchen and outside gents were swept away in changes in 1985 to create new inside toilets, new cellar and a small rear deck. In 2009 a restaurant was added at the rear overlooking the sea.
The public bar is a rare example of how pubs were refitted just after WWII. Prior to 1948 the area of the public bar contained a bottle and jug in the area where there is a large table on the front right and two other small rooms including a tap room with casks on stillage where the present servery is situated - the pub had four small rooms and the off licence. The public bar has some full height panelling on the walls, an old plank ceiling, the lapped wood bar counter dates from the 1948, bar back of shelves (some of glass) on a mirrored back and with a small till drawer is also from the 1948 as is the fixed seating, curved brick fireplace and even the barrel tables and chairs. One wall has a mural of part of an Admiralty Chart of the Dover Straight.
A corridor connects the public bar to the small rear bar which was refurbished in 2013 and has old dado panelling now painted grey, the bar counter from 1948 also painted grey, bar back shelving from 1948, some fixed seating of similar date, but the 1948 tiled and wood surround fireplace has been replaced by a new wood burner. Note the casks of real ales and polyp ins of cider on an old stillage behind the bar. A private lounge, ladies toilet, small kitchen and outside gents were swept away in changes in 1985 to create new inside toilets, new cellar and a small rear deck. In 2009 a restaurant was added at the rear overlooking the sea.
This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 0 regular beers.
Famous Ship Inn, Sandgate
Source: Local
Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals
Restaurant
Separate Bar
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