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A curved fronted house in Clerkenwell Close - for a while called Kings of Clerkenwell but this has now reverted to Three Kings. One bar with 4 handpumps. Superbly polished linoleum floor. Smaller upstairs function rooms. Limited opening hours at weekends. Rare to see a turntable and vinyl being played here. Fine Mann Crossman and Paulin window. Became a managed Ei Group pub in February 2019. Reverted to tenanted April 2024. Following refurbishment in 2021 the original tiling on the exterior has been removed and the interior substantially altered.
Historic Interest
Local listing:- Simple corner pub curving with street. Three storey, stock brick. Corbelling near simple parapet. Segmental arches to windows. Two windows with 3/4 columned mullions and decorative capitals. Stock brick to rear. Pub front dull. Overhanging painted. Ex Grand Met Watneys.
Rebuilt 1871 for Mann, Crossman & Paulin, a three-storey pub of London Stock brick, curved to match the road. Had a significant refurbishment in 1938 which is the date of the tiled ground frontage of dark green on the dado and cream above. Three doors (right hand one blocked up) indicate a multi-roomed interior originally, possibly less after the inter-war refit but now a single room. Has Crittal windows with a number of Mann Crossman & Paulin brewery centrally placed panels in windows with wording in gold on a dark green background – from left three with ‘Wines’; ‘Mann Crossman & Paulin Ltd.’ and above it their symbol of St George & the dragon; ‘Spirits’; also on the right two with a red St George & the dragon symbol in one (the other is plain/lost).
The bar counter is an inter-war one of fielded panelling and tapered – look for the door that was used to service beer engines. There is a chequer-board tiled trough around the counter base. The bar back fitting looks an inter-war one with detail on the uprights holding up the shelves. Look for the figure ‘4’ on the door at the rear of the servery – a requirement of licensing magistrates. On the left of the room is a wood surround and narrow brick fireplace that looks inter-war with a log fire. There is some fielded panelling on the dado painted black; a fine 1920s bentwood bench but one fireplace on the right has been lost.
A stud wall has been added in front of the toilets at the rear left to create a passage – the ladies’ has inter-war tiling to half-height; the gents’ has inter-war tiling to half-height but some have been replaced with new tiles.
Rebuilt 1871 for Mann, Crossman & Paulin, a three-storey pub of London Stock brick, curved to match the road. Had a significant refurbishment in 1938 which is the date of the tiled ground frontage of dark green on the dado and cream above. Three doors (right hand one blocked up) indicate a multi-roomed interior originally, possibly less after the inter-war refit but now a single room. Has Crittal windows with a number of Mann Crossman & Paulin brewery centrally placed panels in windows with wording in gold on a dark green background – from left three with ‘Wines’; ‘Mann Crossman & Paulin Ltd.’ and above it their symbol of St George & the dragon; ‘Spirits’; also on the right two with a red St George & the dragon symbol in one (the other is plain/lost).
The bar counter is an inter-war one of fielded panelling and tapered – look for the door that was used to service beer engines. There is a chequer-board tiled trough around the counter base. The bar back fitting looks an inter-war one with detail on the uprights holding up the shelves. Look for the figure ‘4’ on the door at the rear of the servery – a requirement of licensing magistrates. On the left of the room is a wood surround and narrow brick fireplace that looks inter-war with a log fire. There is some fielded panelling on the dado painted black; a fine 1920s bentwood bench but one fireplace on the right has been lost.
A stud wall has been added in front of the toilets at the rear left to create a passage – the ladies’ has inter-war tiling to half-height; the gents’ has inter-war tiling to half-height but some have been replaced with new tiles.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 3 regular beers.
Three Kings, London
Changing beers typically include: Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter
Live Music
Dog Friendly
Games
Real Ale
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