Pub Heritage Ladywell Tavern
Tayside - Dundee
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed Status:
16 Victoria RoadDundee
DD1 1JN
Once the tap for the Victoria brewery, the pub was converted from an existing building around 1900 though the frontage is more recent (around 1950).. The original five-bay mirrored gantry with shelves supported by carved pillars is the star feature of the main bar. The panelled counter is fairly recent in origin and the other fittings are also modern. The snug at the back contains nothing of historic interest.
The Ladywell Tavern was the brewery tap of the Victoria Brewery, and was created by converting an existing two storey building beside the entrance to the brewery yard in c.1900. It is in the foot of a five-storey tenement building and the present frontage dates from c.1950.
Inside, the main bar retains the original five-bay mirrored gantry with shelves held up by carved pillars and with some small mirror panels. The right-hand bay is now a hatch to serve the small snug at the rear and all lower shelving has been lost to fridges and a glass washer. The panelled bar counter is post-war and may have been added as late as 1998. The fixed seating, tiled fireplace and some stubby glazed screens are all modern.
The small snug at the rear right contains no old fittings.
