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Operator: Stonegate (formerly Ei Group)
94 Cowcross Street, Farringdon, London, EC1M 6BH (View on Google Map)

Late 19th century four storey building with many fittings from Victorian and inter-war times. Above a black polished granite base is a fine recessed pub frontage including a rare central bay bowed and curved window above etched panels. The lower ‘Wines’, ‘Ales’ and ‘Spirits’ frosted windows look to be from the 1920/30s.

Built as an inn during the days between the medieval and modern market in an area which was then parkland. It is alleged that the pub was erected over the Path of Hope leading to a sanctuary church, which condemned prisoners from Newgate Prison were led, if they received a last minute reprieve.

Historic Interest

Grade II listing:- Public house, probably purpose built. Late C19. White brick set in Flemish bond with dressings of stone and tiles, roof obscured by parapet. Four storeys over basement, four-window range. Ground floor perhaps of c.1900. Base of black polished granite with pilasters to either side supporting consoles and pedimented brackets with fascia and cornice between; fine recessed pub frontage of wood and glass: flat-arched entrances to either side with woodwork in the Queen Anne style, semi-circular archivolts over with faceted glazing and panelled doors; central bay window curved at the corners and curved in section at the top with original faceted glass to archivolt; the whole frontage spanned by a slim wooden arch with glazed spandrels to the corners; panelled doors with faceted and lettered glass to former Saloon Bar and Public Bar; glazed and moulded tiles to external side walls. The windows to the upper floors are flat-arched with stone lintels recessed under a continous brick arcade which is round-arched to the first floor and segmental-arched to the second and third floors, the tympana on all floors and imposts on the third decorated with incised ornament; second-floor windows have small projecting balconies and large paterae to imposts, those to the third floor have a sill band of encaustic tiles; cornice missing; plain brick parapet. INTERIOR: : late C19 bar front; a stretch of glazed and moulded tiles to the dado on the south wall, with three panels of decorative mirror glass above, carrying painted monogram TH or HT.

Information for this venue is provided by the East London & City Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Islington
Last updated
23/04/2025
Last surveyed
01/12/2016
Leasehold owner
other
Freehold owner
HPUT A Ltd
Pub ID
ELC/14658
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II

The most striking feature here is the left-hand wall with a beautifully coloured tiled dado, and above it three panels of decorative mirrors carrying painted monograms TH (probably The Hope).

Late 19th century four storey building now opened up internally but with fittings from Victorian and inter-war times. Above a black polished granite base is a fine recessed pub frontage including a rare central bay bowed and curved window with some cut glass in the upper sections.

There is a tiled dado in both exterior porches and tiled panels higher up the wall. There's a good vestibule entrance on the left but sadly the ‘Public’ and ‘Bar’ panels on the double doors on the right and ‘Smoke Room’ panels were replaced by plain glass in a 2017 refurbishment. There's still a Saloon Bar door in the right-hand entrance with some cut and bevelled glass. A mosaic floor on the left of the room has either been removed or covered, and this indicated the position of the partitioned passage for access to the rear room prior to the removal of all room divisions. The bar counter dates from the late 19th century but the inter-war bar-back was replaced by a modern one in 2017. There is inter-war fielded panelling around the walls.

General information about historic pub interiors

Late 19th century four storey building with fittings from Victorian and inter-war times. Above a black polished granite base is a fine recessed pub frontage including a rare central bay bowed and curved window above etched panels. 

There is a tiled dado in both exterior porches and tiled panels higher up the wall. Good vestibule entrance on the left but sadly the ‘Public’ and ‘Bar’ panels on the double doors on the right and ‘Smoke Room’ panels were replaced by plain glass in a refurbishment in 2017.

The colourful tiled dado continues down the left hand internal wall and the mosaic floor that had been visible here, now either removed or covered, confirms there was a partitioned passage for access to the rear room prior to the removal of all room divisions. Above the tiling there are three panels of decorative mirror glass carrying painted monogram TH (The Hope).

Listed description states the bar counter dates from the late 19th century but the bar back fitting was of an inter-war style however in 2017 it was replaced by a new one. There is inter-war fielded panelling around the wall.
 

General information about historic pub interiors
Sunday
Noon - 10:30pm
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm
Monday
Noon - 9:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 9:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 9:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 9:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen
Fuller's London Pride Pumpclip
Fuller's - London Pride Session Bitter • 4.1% Spotted 4 times
Fuller's London Pride Pumpclip
Fuller's - London Pride

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.1%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 4 times
Changing

Changing beers typically include: St Austell - Tribute , Twickenham - The Naked Ladies

Source: National


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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Function Room Function Room
Restaurant Restaurant
The Sirloin is upstairs
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
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Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Cask Marque Cask Marque
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 5 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes
Nearby Station (200m)
Farringdon
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (200m)
Farringdon

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