Pub Heritage Duke of Wellington
Greater London West - Notting Hill
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed Status: Not listed
179 Portobello RoadNotting Hill
W11 2ED
Tel: (020) 7727 6727
Email: dukeofwellington@youngs.co.uk
Website https://www.thedukeofwellingtonpub.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheDukeofWellingtonW11
Real Ale: Yes
Lunchtime Meals: Yes
Evening Meals: Yes
Nearby Station: London Paddington
Station Distance: 2000m
Public Transport: Near Railway Station (Paddington) and Bus Stop
Bus: Yes
View on: Whatpub
Remaining late-Victorian fittings include two full screens with original decorative glazed panels, bar counters, and the top section of the bar-back.
Built in 1860 and previously owned by H H Finch (an independent pub company taken over by Young's in 1991) – note the ‘Finch’ in stone relief at the top of the three-storey building. Much of the interior fitting is from the late 19th century. In 2001 the pub was expanded into the shop next door on Portobello Road, but that area has no old fittings.
There is a vestibule on the Portobello Road side which has three cut and etched narrow panels on one side. There are four other doors indicating there were probably five separate spaces originally but, remarkably, two full screens and two shorter ones still survive. Facing the vestibule entrance is one of the full screens with a pediment at the top, a doorway and a narrow etched and frosted glazed panel on either side. The other full screen is at the back, with a doorway, good decorative etched and frosted glazed panels either side and along the top. One of the two short screens is inside the unused doorway on the corner, and the other is at the back on the right, now the front of a desk/admin area used by staff. The room has wall panelling to about two-thirds height.
The late 19th century island bar counter has a panelled front, and the bar back has some vestiges of the original – the top section remains as does part of the lower section but there is much modern work. There is an ornate ceiling possibly of Anaglypta.
Built in 1860 and designed probably by Thomas Pocock for H H Finch* (an independent pub company taken over by Young's in 1991) – note the ‘Finch’ in stone relief at the top of the three-storey building of brick painted yellow with a balustrade along the top. It retains much from an island bar interior from the late 19th century. In 2001 the pub was expanded into the shop next door on Portobello Road and there is a wide gap linking the two parts.
(* According to 'Inn and Around London' by Helen Osborn, published by Young's Brewery in 1991, the freehold of this pub was bought by Mr H H Finch in 1890.)
There is a vestibule on the Portobello Road side which has three cut and etched narrow panels on one side. There are four other doors indicating there were five separate spaces originally but, remarkably, two full screens and some short ones still survive. Close to the vestibule entrance there is a low screen with a broken pediment at the top, a doorway and two narrow etched and frosted panels. There is another low screen on the left, Elgin Crescent side, with a doorway, good decorative etched and frosted panel either side and along the top. The room has wall panelling to about two-thirds height and along with the partitions it has been painted turquoise.
The late 19th century island bar counter has a panelled front and in recent years has been rubbed down to the bare wood. The bar back has some vestiges of the original – the top section with a broken pediment and painted turquoise remains as does part of the lower section but there is much modern work. There is an ornate ceiling possibly of Anaglypta.
The small room in the former shop part has no old fittings and there is another added-on area at the rear called the refectory which has modern tiling on the wall.
