Two star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic interest
Listed Status: Not listed
1 East StreetTel: (0191) 529 3221
Real Ale: Yes
Lunchtime Meals: Yes
Public Transport: Near Bus Stop
Bus: Yes
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A real period piece from the days when a mock rustic look was in vogue. The three rooms were refitted with fake half-timbered walls and beamed ceilings at an uncertain date - it could be late 1930s but just as likely 1950s or even early 1960s. Table service was then still available- see the buzzer indicator box in the public bar and bell-pushes in the rear room ('Captain's Cabin'): the bell-pushes and all furniture have been cleared from the third room since the late 1990s. The public bar is unusual as being the smallest of the three rooms and retains a bar back fitting at least 70 years old.