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Small corner local hidden away in the back doubles and one of the few remaining real Marylebone pubs of character. Inside, the small lounge bar is snug with a cosy feel about it. First licensed 1765 and rebuilt in 1939 by Charringtons. The pub is in the CAMRA regional list of historic pub interiors with dado panelling and tiling typical of its era, as are the traces inside of the original division into two smaller bars.
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed status: Not listed
A delightful corner pub in the heart of Marylebone with many original fittings to savour.
This welcoming pub was rebuilt by Charringtons in 1939.The ground floor originally consisted of two small bars, but a major part of the glazed partition dividing them has been removed at some point. You can clearly see where it formerly joined the bar counter: note the small missing section of the tiling around the base. There is a promontory servery, with the elegant original counter mounted on a substantial tiled plinth, with a decorative tiled border. The room retains its dado panelling. It looks as though there was an entrance to the servery near where the dividing partition was situated - there is a gap in the tiled plinth here.
On the left hand side, at the end of the servery, is an office area, shielded by two glazed baffles placed on the counter either side of an entryway. Above the opening stretches a beam bearing a relief of a king’s head flanked with winged dragons. Originally, this area could be accessed from the opposite side of the pub, but the opening here has been filled in.
The excellent and understated full height bar-back with reeded glazing includes glass shelves typical of the 1960s; it incorporates a dumb waiter at the outer end. A door on the left with ‘Lounge Bar’ announced in gold lettering on a frosted panel leads via a stairway to a first floor bar. This has dado panelling and a servery in a corner. The counter with horizontal boarding is not easy to date; the rudimentary bar-back contains mirrored panels.
The ground floor Gents has much original tiling, and the excellent lampshades in the main bar may well be original.
A small corner local hidden away in the back doubles that was rebuilt in 1939 by Charringtons. The ground floor was originally two small bars – you can clearly see where the partition was with markings on the bar counter and a small section of the tiling around the base missing. The room has 1930’s dado panelling all around, original counters remain with Charringtons checkerboard floor tiling around the base in a step style. There is a change to the counter on the right end – maybe a staff entrance was here originally? It also looks like there was a staff entrance near where the dividing partition was situated with a gap in the tiled step around the base of the counter. The bar back is a good glazed one but there are some glass shelves typical of the 1960s; also a dumb waiter. A door on the left with ‘Lounge Bar’ in gold on a frosted panel leads upstairs to another bar with more 1939 dado panelling, the counter with horizontal panels is not easy to date and the bar back has mirrored panels.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 1 regular beer.
Kings Head, London
Garden
Family Friendly
Function Room
Smoking
Real Ale
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