One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed Status: Not listed
9 Chancery LaneTel: (020) 8663 1031
Email: thejollywoodmanbeck@hotmail.co.uk
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/177610388947754
Real Ale: Yes
Lunchtime Meals: Yes
Nearby Station: Beckenham Junction
Station Distance: 750m
Bus: Yes
View on: Whatpub
The Jolly Woodman retains some inter-war features, including the bar counter and most of the bar-back.
Built in 1840, this is a delightful pub in a quiet lane off the main road, retaining the look and feel of a rural pub, reminiscent of when it was probably surrounded by countryside and farmland. The front room is extremely small but even so was originally two separate spaces with the unused door on the right leading into a snug cum off-sales until the partition was removed in the 1960s. The bar counter has tongue and groove panelling with a plain and well-worn top and probably dates from the 1920s. The plain and simple bar-back also looks inter-war except for the addition of some more modern woodwork, possibly for necessary repairs. There's also half-height matchboard panelling on the walls and old fixed bench seating. A widen opening on the left leads to a larger back room created in the 70s, which also has matchboard panelling on the walls and some fixed bench seating.