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Operator: Remarkable Pubs

57 Allen Road, Stoke Newington, N16 8RY (View on Google Map)

(020) 7254 4190

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Historic Interior

Attractive and welcoming street corner pub. The central bar dominates this pub, which has large windows to both streets and much etched glass. They don’t serve food, but do highly recommend the pizza shop right next door and you can bring their food in. Part of Remarkable Pubs. No entrance after 23.00. Beers can vary but mostly are all from Fuller's with one "guest". Trivia Quiz Monday. Beer garden. Sky TV.

Historic Interest

Local listing:- This attractive Victorian public house is located on the corner of Allen Road and Shakspeare Walk (alternative spelling). Constructed of London stock brick on first and second floors, the ground floor has brown glazed bricks with black string courses. Two bays front Allen Road, there are three bays to Shakspeare Walk. First and second floors have some original sash windows, one window on second floor is bricked in, upper floors are embellished with Italianate detail: rendered cornice, pilasters, string course above the pub sign in a band along the wall. Ground floor on two sides has triple wooden door with glazing, plus large plain windows. Entrance porch to Shakspeare Walk has mosaic tile floor spelling 'SHAKESPEARE'. There are a projecting pub sign and lamp, each on metal brackets, and a single-storey extension at rear.

Information for this venue is provided by the North London Branch of CAMRA

Previous Names
Local Authority: Hackney
Last updated: 24/09/2021
Last surveyed: 26/01/2017
Leasehold owner: individual
Freehold owner: individual
Pub ID: NLD/5797
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

Three-storey of London stock brick. The lobby on the right has a ‘Shakespeare’ mosaic floor as well as etched glazing, and the entrance on left also has a possibly Edwardian ‘Shakespeare’ mosaic floor. The old bar counter has leaf decorated console brackets; the bar back is also old but with modern changes; and the dado panelling on the walls is also old. On the right is a marble and tiled fireplace which looks old and a corner with three-sided bare wall benches and dado back.

General information about historic pub interiors

Three-storey of London stock brick with a ground floor of mainly brown glazed brick with some black narrow banding. On Shakespeare Walk side there is a lobby with mosaic ‘Shakespeare’ floor and large vestibule with etched glass panels, possibly Edwardian ‘Saloon’ and others. Another entrance on Allen Road with a ‘Shakespeare’ mosaic floor and full height vestibule and a ‘Luncheon Bar’ window.

Bare boarded pub with island servery. Old bar counter with console brackets having leaf decoration. Island bar back is old but has seen a lot of modern change. Possibly the bar counter moved back? Or a separate (ladies) snug at the front on the Allen Road side? Old dado panelling around interior.

At the end of the Shakespeare Walk side is a marble and tiled fireplace which looks old and a corner with three-sided bare wall benches and dado back. Floor markings indicate a partition lost on the S Walk side.

General information about historic pub interiors

Monday

5:00pm - Midnight

Tuesday

5:00pm - Midnight

Wednesday

5:00pm - Midnight

Thursday

5:00pm - Midnight

Friday

5:00pm - 1:00am

Saturday

Noon - 1:00am

Sunday

Noon - 10:30pm

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