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A Stonegate 'Craft Union' pub. The pub had a relatively unaltered interior with features from the 1930s and 1960s. In 2024 there was a major refurbishment in traditional style, and the interior is now all modern. There are three rooms around a central servery. The small front room now contains a pool table, and there are dartboards in the left-hand bar. There are several TV screens showing various sporting events. A single varying real ale is normally available, for instance Greene King IPA or London Pride.
Historic Interest
Named in deference to a valiant General of the British Empire and, for a while, the British Army's Commander-in-Chief in India, who died 1853 at the age of 71. Built in 1938 by James Hole & Co Ltd of Newark, the pub is a far more recent construction than the neighbouring late Victorian terraced housing. James Hole was taken over by Courage Brewery in 1967, but their fine brewhouse in Newark still survives, converted to other uses.
Built 1938 of brick and retaining three rooms, it is little altered since extending into the next door house in c.1960. The lounge at the front has a curved counter which could be original with a 1960s Formica top, the walls are completely covered in 1960s ply panels, the two section ceiling has a good cornice, the Tudor-shaped stone arch fireplace could date from 1938, fixed seating could be the original 1938 and re-upholstered, but the bar back shelves look more 1960s. Note the ‘Gents’ and ‘Ladies’ signs date from c.1960 but the gents retains its original terrazzo floor. The rear concert room with cornice retains a counter that also looks original with leatherette padding added in the 1960s, more ply panelling wall around the servery, glass bar back shelves indicating 1960s changes and boxed-in fixed seating, difficult to date but could be original. A terrazzo passage leads to the toilets where the gents has a c.1960 sink. The public bar has a plain counter with Formica inlay top so more 1960 than 1938 and the bar back looks 1960s. The room was extended by the purchase of the house next door and there is a Leicestershire Cheese Skittle table in the new part. Replacement windows.
Built 1938 of brick and retaining three rooms, it is little altered since extending into the next door house in c.1960. The lounge at the front has a curved counter which could be original with a 1960s Formica top, the walls are completely covered in 1960s ply panels, the two section ceiling has a good cornice, the Tudor-shaped stone arch fireplace could date from 1938, fixed seating could be the original 1938 and re-upholstered, but the bar back shelves look more 1960s. Note the ‘Gents’ and ‘Ladies’ signs date from c.1960 but the gents retains its original terrazzo floor. The rear concert room with cornice retains a counter that also looks original with leatherette padding added in the 1960s, more ply panelling wall around the servery, glass bar back shelves indicating 1960s changes and boxed-in fixed seating, difficult to date but could be original. A terrazzo passage leads to the toilets where the gents has a c.1960 sink. The public bar has a plain counter with Formica inlay top so more 1960 than 1938 and the bar back looks 1960s. The room was extended by the purchase of the house next door and there is a Leicestershire Cheese Skittle table in the new part. Replacement windows.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 0 regular beers.
Sir Charles Napier, Leicester
Source: National
Sports TV
Live Music
Family Friendly
Disabled Access
Dog Friendly
Games
Separate Bar
Smoking
Wi Fi
Real Ale
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