Three storey corner building.
North Laine CA
LLHA0138
Three storey corner building originally dating from 1854. Green tiles to ground floor and render above. Hipped slate roof with deep bracketed eaves. Ground floor pub frontage has corner entrance and a further door to each elevation. Fascia and stained glass windows refer to the ‘United’ Brewery. This is a reference to the Portsmouth & Brighton United Breweries Ltd. This brewery was formed by the merger of the Portsmouth United brewery and Brighton's Rock brewery in 1927. The remodelling here was carried out in 1934 by Stavers Hessell Tiltman The green-tiled frontage is typical of that company's design. Above, casement windows with prominent moulded surrounds, large panel for pub sign and hanging sign. (Source: David Muggleton)
i A good example of a regional approach to public house frontage design.
ii The green-tiled frontage is indicative of the ‘United Breweries’, a local brewery company who owned a number of pubs in the area, including for example the Rose Hill Tavern, Rose Hill Terrace and Horse & Groom, Islingword Road.
i The pub frontage and building’s design survive intact.
ii The building remains in pub use.
2015, description update 2023.
