Lord Clyde

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Greater London South East - London

Two star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic interest

Listed Status: II

27 Clennam Street
London, Borough
SE1 1ER

Tel: (020) 7407 5643

Email: thelordclyde.southwark@stonegatepubs.com

Website https://www.greatukpubs.co.uk/lord-clyde-southwark

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lordclydeborough

Real Ale: Yes

Lunchtime Meals: Yes

Evening Meals: Yes

Nearby Station: London Bridge

Station Distance: 700m

Public Transport: Near Railway Station (London Bridge) and Bus Stop

Bus: Yes

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Two separate rooms remain, as does the original bar counter and bar-back.

The delightful Lord Clyde pub was rebuilt in 1913 and has a marvellous exterior with lots of ceramic work. Pride of place goes to a majestic eagle, the emblem of East End brewers, Truman, Hanbury and Buxton, while the fascia over the corner entrance bears the name ‘E J Bayling’ who was the new landlord at the time of the rebuilding.

Inside, there are two rooms; the main room at the front, and a separate room at the back on the right. There are three doors to the main bar (the room at the back doesn't appear to have ever had its own external door) which give clues to the original layout. The door on the corner is labelled the 'Public Bar', the door at the centre of the Clennam Street frontage is labelled the 'Saloon Bar'; the now unused door to the left of the Clennam Street door is not labelled but possibly led into a snug or private bar. The main bar has a tapering, match-boarded counter with doors in the front for servicing beer engines in times past, half-height panelled walls and the bar-back has some plain bevelled and etched panes and dentil decoration beneath the pub's name in gold lettering on both sides. A framed Truman’s price list tells us the public bar prices of beer in 1961. Note the fine mirror advertising ‘Mild Ales and Double Stout’. The back bar has a hatch to the servery (but no longer in use) and more wall panelling.

The fittings and detailing have a restraint and simplicity which forms a marked contrast to the ornateness of pubs from a decade or so before and gives a hint of what would come after the First World War.

In what must be the shortest street in London, the delightful Lord Clyde pub was rebuilt in 1913 and has a marvellous exterior with lots of ceramic work. Pride of place goes to a majestic eagle, the emblem of East End brewers, Truman, Hanbury and Buxton, while the fascia over the corner entrance bears the name ‘E J Bayling’ who must have been the owner and/or licensee on the eve of the Great War. Even the window surrounds are highly decorative. Inside, there are two rooms but originally a partition separated the public bar into two. The public bar (front) has a tapering, match-boarded counter and partly panelled walls. Note the fine mirror advertising ‘Mild Ales and Double Stout’. The back bar has a hatch to the servery and more wall panelling. A framed Truman’s price list tells us the prices of beer back in 1961. The fittings and detailing have a restraint and simplicity which forms a marked contrast to the ornateness of pubs from a decade or so before and gives a hint of what would come after the First World War. The changes are minimal with some modern work on the fireplaces, fridges replacing half of the lower bar back shelving and modernised toilets.

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