The pub opened as a beer shop in 1851 and was one of the favourites of the East India Company cadets.  Run by the local brewery Nalder and Collyer, it was rebuilt in arts & crafts style, together with a matching parade of shops, in the 1880s. Between 1985 and 1990 it was also known as Sargeant Pepper.

Historic England notes that the building is at “Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; solution agreed but not yet implemented”. More information https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/49235. The building is grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272418?section=official-list-entry

Other nearby buildings on the risk register include

• the 1850s Surrey Street pumping station https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/47790
• the 1930s Segas House, Park Lane https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/47905