Asset type
Historicc building - Public house
Local Listing Reference
LLHA0012
Conservation Area (CA)
Brunswick Town CA
Description
The pub is first mentioned in street directories in 1867, when William Pennicott was the landlord. Previously the building was the old Brunswick Police and Fire Station, although this is disputed by Anthony Dale who suggests the original building was pulled down in the 1850s to build the Brunswick Town Hall. The pub was managed by a number of individuals, before being taken over by Tamplin’s in 1926. Originally operating under the name of ‘The Station Inn’, the pub changed its name to ‘Bow Street Runner’ in the 1960s.
Three storeys, with rendered elevation and parapet. Particularly small in scale. The ground floor contains the pub frontage, consisting of a door to the each side and a window with high stall riser between. This projects forward of the main elevation. Above, a single canted bay window to the first floor and two offset small-paned sashes above.
Source: Judy Middleton
A . Architectural, design and artistic interest
ii. An unusual example of a pub frontage of its type.
C. Townscape interest
ii. Within the Brunswick Town conservation area, but not typical of the area given its surviving use as a small-scale back street pub.
E. Rarity and Representativeness
i. A rare survival of a back street pub on such a small scale, with an unusual pub frontage.
Date of inclusion
2015
