Stamford & Warrington, Coalville

Probably re-built/re-fronted in the 1920s with ‘The Stamford And Warrington Hotel’ picked out in stone relief on the fascia. This is an example of how pubs were refitted in the late 1950s/early 1960s and is unchanged since that time - a remarkable survivor considering its town centre position. The public bar on the right has a lino tiled floor, a bar counter with ribbed hardboard frontage and a Formica top, a bar back that looks more 1950/60s than 1920s, a very 1950s tiled fireplace (with a gas fire in front of it), fixed bench seating, and red Formica topped tables complete the c1960s picture. The door on the left used to give access to the lounge bar, but this is now part of the licensee’s accommodation. Only the 2 ‘Vaults’ windows on the right and the ‘Smoke Room’ on the left remain from the c.1920s. Formerly a coaching inn, named after the Earls of Stamford & Warrington, it still retains stables at the rear and the coach arch on the left hand side. The pub has a 1950/60s extension to bring the toilets inside.