Pub Heritage Star Inn
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Cornwall - St Just
Two star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic interest
Listed Status: II
1 Fore StreetSt Just
TR19 7LL
OS ref: SW371314
Tel: (01736) 788767
Real Ale: Yes
Public Transport: Near Bus Stop
Bus: Yes
View on: Whatpub
From the front door of this 18th-century granite building, a passage runs to the back via an inner door with Victorian glasswork (note the rare bitumen floor here and in the main bar). The public bar on the left was extended in the late 1950s to incorporate the former snug; the counter is from the same period but the mirrored bar-back long pre-dates it. There is old panelling in the main bar but the rustic brick fireplace is new; a candle is always lit during opening hours in remembrance of the Penlee lifeboat disaster of 1981 in which sixteen people died, including eight volunteer lifeboatmen. Right of the passage, through a door with a number 2 plus the barest outline of the designation ‘Commercial Room’, two rooms were amalgamated in recent times – the rear part has a superb granite fireplace with integral bread oven.
Built 18th century of granite with a mounting block outside. A passage runs from the front door to the rear and has an inner door with Victorian coloured glass panels. On the left is the public bar with a jet-black bitumen floor. On the rear left of the bar there was originally a wall extended across to form a snug. The last changes were in the late 1950s when the snug was amalgamated with the public bar - you can see the mark left by the door hinge very clearly and the room was extended back a little. The present bar counter dates from the late 1950s with a Formica top and replaced one which incorporated the post in the centre of the room. The mirrored bar back with shelves is old, but fridges are in the lower shelf area where up to 2001 there was a stillage of wooden casks. Long serving landlady Rose Angwin always insisted on serving beer from wooden barrels only which ceased on the retirement of St Austell Brewery’s last cooper Llew Jones in 2001.
The main bar has old panelling on the walls but a black slate fireplace has recently replaced a red brick one that dated from the 1950s. Note the lighted red candle in this area which is a reminder of the loss of the nearby Penlee lifeboat in 1981 and it is permanently lit during opening hours. On the right of the passage is a two-part room having been a children's room at the front in use for many years which was amalgamated with the private kitchen at the rear in recent times. The rear part has a superb granite fireplace with integral bread oven.
Full Description
The main bar has old panelling on the walls but a black slate fireplace has recently replaced a red brick one that dated from the 1950s. Note the lighted red candle in this area which is a reminder of the loss of the nearby Penlee lifeboat in 1981 and it is permanently lit during opening hours. On the right of the passage is a two-part room having been a children's room at the front in use for many years which was amalgamated with the private kitchen at the rear in recent times. The rear part has a superb granite fireplace with integral bread oven.
