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Lord Nelson, London

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386 Old Kent Road, Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5AA (View on Google Map)
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This Grade II listed pub has some wonderful original features including the bar, panelling and glazing.

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Previous Names
Local Authority
Southwark
Last updated
30/09/2021
Last surveyed
Pub ID
SEL/10514
Asset of Community Value

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance

Listed status: II

The Lord Nelson retains some of the most spectacular mirrorwork in the country, a most unusual projecting bar counter, and an arcade containing the servery.

Pride of place goes to a large painted and gilded mirror of the great admiral receiving the surrender after the battle of Cape Vincent in 1797 from some Spanish sailors. There are two more vast mirrors behind the servery but one is cracked and the other is covered up. The maker was a James Carter of Gray’s Inn Road and they date from around 1888. The details include grapes, kingfishers, vases of fruit and foliage trails.

There is also what is probably a unique feature in a pub - an impressive timber arcade striding across the servery with two bays sitting on top of the Victorian counter and a third spanning a walkway between the counter at the back and the curved counter projecting to the front - but now unfortunately painted grey. The narrow screen above the arcade, and above the servery mirrors have wonderful detail including coloured panels advertising all manner of drinks - champagne, finest old brandies, liqueurs, ports and sherries - the list goes on.

The serving area has an extraordinary shape and projects out into the main bar. This is because it serviced a whole variety of small compartments, reminders of which are preserved in the door glass (perhaps of the 1950s) proclaiming ‘public bar’ and ‘saloon bar’. At the rear is another room entered through an archway. It too has its own outside vestibule entrance with fine Victorian decorative glass (also proclaiming ‘saloon bar’). This room also has its own counter screen, like that in the main bar.

General information about historic pub interiors

The Lord Nelson was once magnificent - even now it retains some of the most spectacular mirrorwork in the country. Pride of place goes to a large painted and gilded mirror of the great admiral receiving the surrender after the battle of Cape Vincent in 1797 from some shifty, swarthy Spanish types. There are two more vast mirrors behind the servery but one is cracked and the other is largely covered up. The maker was a James Carter of Gray’s Inn Road and they date from around 1888. The details include grapes, kingfishers, vases of fruit and foliage trails.

There is also what is probably a unique feature in a pub - an impressive timber arcade striding across the servery with two bays sitting on top of the counter and a third spanning a walkway between two counters. The screen and bar-back have wonderful detail including coloured panels advertising all manner of drinks - champagne, finest old brandies, liqueurs, ports and sherries - the list goes on.

The serving area has an extraordinary shape and projects out into the main bar. This is because it serviced a whole variety of small compartments, reminders of which are preserved in the door glass (perhaps of the 1950s) which notes ‘public bar’ and ‘saloon bar’. At the rear is another room entered through an archway. It too has its own outside entrance with fine Victorian decorative glass (also proclaiming ‘saloon bar’). This room also has its own counter screen, like that in the main bar, which has a fine old clock over a doorway.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Monday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
11:00am - 11:00pm
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Transport
Close to bus routes (75m)
London Buses: 63 (Nile Terrace stop), 363 (Nile Terrace stop)
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Closest station (1350m)
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