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Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance
Listed status: II
Built as a house in 1630, this rendered pub was much altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. Front left, two rooms have been combined into one; the bar counter is Victorian but the bar-back shelves are from the 1960s. The hatch to the left of the counter may have been the off-sales. Elsewhere are a 1950s brick fireplace, old settle, old dado wall panelling and a fine set of barrels hanging from a beam. A rare and splendid part-glazed partition separates this room from the lounge, service to which is from a hatch with a still-intact window in the screen. This small room has old dado panelling, a 1960s stone fireplace and an alcove converted from a cupboard. The ladies’ toilets were once a snug hence the dado panelling. 1986 saw the addition of a big extension containing a bar and a skittle alley. The pub has been in the same family since 1945 who, until around 2000, also ran a service garage from the back of the building.
Rendered building formerly a house dating from 1630 with major 19th and 20th alterations. It has been in same family since 1945 and up to c.2000 a service garage ran from the rear of the pub. The main front room was two rooms (and off-sales?) and has an old Victorian bar counter. The bar back shelves have a backing of small glass pieces so is modern - the central area held casks on a stillage until 1986. To the left of the counter is a hatch which may have been the former off sales. On the left is a c1950s brick fireplace, old settle, and old dado panelling around the room. A lovely set of miniature wooden barrels hang from one beam. A fine part glazed partition wall separates the two front rooms. Service to the right hand lounge is from a hatch with a window in the screen. This small room has a 1960s looking fireplace and old dado panelling. The present gents and ladies toilets are conversion of a former snug - with old dado panelling remaining in the Ladies (Gents is now tiled)! Originally you walked through the hatch on the left to access the ladies; though the exterior rear door to the outside gents across the yard. In 1986 a massive extension was added which contains a new bar and an indoor skittle alley with a raised area on the left. Closed Mon to Sat lunchtimes; Opens at 7pm (and 12 to 2.30 Sun).
Half Moon Inn, Cheriton Fitzpaine