This unique Wetherspoon's pub is named after Samuel Morton Peto (later Sir Samuel), a great railway engineer and builder of Nelson’s column, who funded this building as a Baptist church in 1874
The former Baptist Church contained a very fine pipe organ, and the façade of these pipes have been retained at the far end of the balcony, imposing an air of dignity, although destined for a life of silence.
The pub also features the original stained-glass windows, original memorial plaques of local dignities, and a hand-painted ceiling of fluffy clouds across a blue sky.
Cosily inviting booths wrap around both floors. There are even two pulpits upstairs where one can preach the Gospel of Real Ale.
Conversion
This imaginative, striking Wetherspoon's conversion is named after a railway engineer and the builder of Nelson’s column, who funded this former Baptist church in 1874. It has an impressive exterior featuring four massive columns and inside the façade of the pipe organ has been retained on the balcony. There are two pulpits upstairs. The pub features the original stained-glass windows, memorial plaques and hand-painted ceiling of fluffy clouds across a blue sky. There is a gallery with booths separated by short partitions and more booths on the ground floor. The toilets are in the crypt. Grade II listed, retaining the splendour and with an harmonious bar setting, the pub serves real ale, real cider and meals.
This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 3 regular beers.
Samuel Peto, Folkestone
Source: National