Roundhouse

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Greater London East - Dagenham

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed Status: Not listed

Lodge Avenue / Porters Avenue
Dagenham
RM8 2HY

Tel: (020) 3441 5525

Website https://roundhousepuboffical.wixsite.com/roundhousedagenham

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Public Transport: Near Bus Stop

Bus: Yes

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This daunting pub near the western edge of the vast Becontree Estate was built in 1936. It has a most unusual design, the work of specialist pub architect, Alfred W Blomfield. As the name suggests the ground plan is round and on top of this there sits a T-shaped upper storey with a bulky square tower in the centre. This is a classic example of the large inter-war pubs that went up on housing estates to serve great swathes of housing and provide extensive facilities – and not just for alcohol drinkers. This one had a tea room and a wing containing an indoor bowling green. Blomfield also provided a huge oval lounge at the rear and this still survives but with a cut-through to the adjacent room at the front. This in turn is separated by a wall from the rest of the pub where one can still get some sense of the original spaces. The fittings, apart from some sub-Art Deco wall panelling, are largely replacements.

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