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Somerset - Frome
Two star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic interest
Listed Status: II
57 Castle StreetFrome
BA11 3BW
Tel: (01373) 463414
Real Cider: Yes
Nearby Station: Frome
Station Distance: 1200m
Public Transport: Near Railway Station (Frome) and Bus Stop
Bus: Yes
View on: Whatpub
Late-17th or early-18th-century pub, retaining three small rooms. From the front door a passage runs to the rear and halfway down on the left is the off-sales hatch with a sliding glazed window with display case above. The door at the front left leads to a very small public bar with a Victorian counter with a later Formica top; the bar-back shelves are mostly old, and the tiled and wood surround fireplace is inter-war. The door on the rear left leads to another bar with a couple of hatch-like counters in a part glazed partition wall to the rear of the servery. The room was extended back many years ago and the rear section has old dado panelling, tongue-and-groove ceiling, table skittles and fine views over the town and Cley Hill. Around 1960 a new lounge bar was created out of former outbuildings; it has ply-panelled walls and a counter front of a style seen widely in that era. Under the pub are remains of a 19th-century brewery and maltings and older vaults further below.
A late 17th- or early 18th-century pub retaining three small rooms. From the front door a passage runs to the rear and halfway down on the left is the off-sales hatch with a sliding glazed window with display case above. The door at the front left leads to a very small public bar with a Victorian counter, which has a c.1960 Formica top, the bar back shelves are mainly old ones, and there is an interwar tiled and wood surround fireplace with a gas fire in front of it.
The door at the rear left leads to another bar which was also very small with a couple of hatch-like counters in a part-glazed partition wall to the rear of the servery. The stone fireplace appears to date from about 1930 (or is it a Stroud Brewery one of around 1950?). The room was extended back in the first half of the 20th century and the rear section has old dado panelling, a tongue-and-groove boarded ceiling, table skittles and splendid views over the town and Cley Hill. Around 1960 a new lounge bar was created out of former outbuildings and has ply-panelled walls and a counter front of a style seen widely about that time.
Under the pub there are remains of a 19th century brewery and maltings; further below that are some vaults which may date back to the 16th century. Visits are possible as part of a tour of Frome's tunnels - contact Peter Clark 01373 466586
Full Description
The door at the rear left leads to another bar which was also very small with a couple of hatch-like counters in a part-glazed partition wall to the rear of the servery. The stone fireplace appears to date from about 1930 (or is it a Stroud Brewery one of around 1950?). The room was extended back in the first half of the 20th century and the rear section has old dado panelling, a tongue-and-groove boarded ceiling, table skittles and splendid views over the town and Cley Hill. Around 1960 a new lounge bar was created out of former outbuildings and has ply-panelled walls and a counter front of a style seen widely about that time.
Under the pub there are remains of a 19th century brewery and maltings; further below that are some vaults which may date back to the 16th century. Visits are possible as part of a tour of Frome's tunnels - contact Peter Clark 01373 466586
