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Mid-Victorian fittings that missed the refit every other London pub had, and a theatre bar upstairs built out of the Gaiety.
Historic interior
Built in 1837-8 in white stucco. What is rare about it is something that did not happen: almost every pub in London was refitted in the 1890s and this one was not, so the fittings are mid-Victorian. Gilded mirrors above a crescent-shaped bar, painted tiles set into niches in the wall, wood panelling, a narrow central section, and several doors off the street from the days when each led into a different bar. Portraits of Queen Victoria throughout.
Up a spiral stair are a library and a theatre bar, fitted out in the 1950s with pieces taken from the Gaiety Theatre. David Bowie launched a record in that room in 1966.
Three things are told about the pub as stories rather than as facts, and are worth having as stories: that it opened on the day of Victoria's accession, 20 June 1837; that she came in after Paddington station was rebuilt in 1854; and that Dickens wrote part of Our Mutual Friend here. It was West London's CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2024, after five years as runner-up. Quiz on Tuesdays.
| 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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