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An 1840s Italianate pub built for the brewers Calvert, with iron dragons holding the lamps either side of the doors.
Notable building
Built about 1845-50 for Calverts the brewers, in brown stock brick with a stuccoed ground storey, Italianate and square: three storeys on all four sides under a strong bracketed cornice and parapet, with heavy quoins at the angles. The fronts to Gloucester Avenue and Princess Road are stuccoed, the centre windows at first floor have swept sides and pediments, and the two rear elevations are markedly less tidy, with chimneybreasts standing proud of the wall and breaking through the parapet. The high stuccoed wall running along Princess Road in front of the yard is protected with the pub.
The detail to stop for is at the doors: projecting iron light fittings in the form of dragons, one either side of each entrance.
Be clear what you are coming for. Historic England says the bars have lost every fitting of special interest but their cornices; what is on the register here is the outside, which it calls a good example of an early Victorian public house. Inside there is a dining room, and a walled garden at the back. The pub's own account is that it is named for Isambard Kingdom Brunel, whose silhouette is on the sign.
| Monday | 11:00 – 23:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11:00 – 23:00 |
| Wednesday | 11:00 – 23:00 |
| Thursday | 11:00 – 23:00 |
| Friday | 11:00 – 23:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00 – 23:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 – 22:30 |
Hours from the page that lists them, checked 18 September 2026.
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