Pub Heritage Stamford & Warrington
Leicestershire - Coalville
Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest
This pub is currently closed (since 28/08/2023)
After the death of the long-serving landlord in 2023, Admiral Taverns put the freehold on the market with Everard Cole. They are now showing the property as sold but for what purpose?
Listed Status: Not listed
72 High StreetCoalville
LE67 3EE
UPDATE MAY 2024 The pub closed in August 2023 after the death of the long-serving landlord.Owners Admiral Taverns put the freehold on the market with Everard Cole for offers around £195k - now being shown as Sold.
An excellent and little-changed example of how pubs were refitted in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Just beyond the entrance is an off-sales with sliding window hatch and Formica shelf. The public bar on the right has a lino-tiled floor and plenty of features from the refit - bar counter with ribbed hardboard frontage, period bar back and tiled fireplace, fixed bench seating and tables topped with red formica. The little-used lounge is on the left, with leatherette bench seating and a hatch-like counter to the back of the servery. Formerly a coaching inn, the pub retains stables behind and a coach arch on the left hand side. Considering its town centre position, this is a remarkable survivor.
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.
