one of ... Britain's Real Heritage Pubs
This pub is taken from the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, CAMRA's pioneering effort to identify and help protect the most important historic pub interiors in the country. | |||||||||
LONDON, GREATER - London SW17, Tooting, King's Head National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors Part Two 84 Upper Tooting Road, Tooting, London SW17, SW17 7PB Tel: 020 8767 6708 Opening Hours: 12 to 12 (11 Sun) Draught Beer & Cider: Fulers London Pride, Youngs London Gold and up to two guest beers Public Transport: Underground: Tooting Bec Pub Food: 12 to 10 (9 Sun) Listed Status: Grade II This is one of the most exotic confections among Londons pubs and was built in 1896 by the prolific pub architect, W M Brutton. Inside one can still get a good sense of how a lavish late-Victorian pub was organised and fitted up. Down both sides are tiled corridors that led into various drinking areas you have to visualise every external or corridor door leading into a separate room or compartment. These were all served across a large, central counter with rounded ends. In the middle of this servery is a delightful island bar-back with delicate detail and an especially attractive octagonal display feature. Also note the etched glass in the outside windows and internal screens, the timber and plaster arches straddling the servery, the filigree of its supporting brackets, and the lovely friezes of various patterns and sizes. |
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