This pub is not only a grade II listed building, it is also a One Star pub on CAMRA’s National Inventory with an interior of special national historic Interest, and the description is as follows: “An early to mid 19th century three-storey pub of brick. The small room on the right contains a square servery with an old bar counter with brackets and what looks like handles to open them i.e. a variation on the ‘cupboards in bar counters’. The bar back has mirrored panels and the wording “Family Wine And” and “Spirits Stores” in panels above left and right of an old clock. The presence of two front doors here suggests the right-hand one originally led to an off sales, there is a good set of colourful window screens and a good ‘The Star’ etched and frosted front window. On the rear right is a doorway (which has been widened) in a partition that reaches the ceiling and has the figure ‘1’ on it. This tiny room has some old dado panelling and the dumb waiter in the corner looks like a later addition. Through a wide arch on the left that appears to have been there for many years to what was two small rooms joined together many years ago. The bench seating is old, there is an old fireplace in the front part and a plaster cornice indicating this was probably a public room originally. There is another wide arch to a small room at the rear with a skylight and a wood surround fireplace in what looks like it was originally a domestic room. There are two metal grille gates in the rear centre of the pub beyond which are doors leading to a hallway and the stairs to the first floor bar. Here the bar counter might be inter-war, the bar back appears to be more modern, there is a marble fireplace with 1930s brick interior and two good ceiling roses.”

The listing description is as follows: “Public house. Early to mid C19. 3 storeys, plus attic, 3 windows wide. Brick. Stucco to ground floor. Pilastered sub-front. Square headed window with gauged heads. Sashes, glazing bars. Cornice above second floor. Words "Star Tavern" in stucco to attic. Interior not inspected. Included for group value only.”

The WhatPub link is here: WhatPub/Star Tavern

The Pub Heritage Group link is here: PHG/Star Tavern

The Star Tavern featured on the Evening Crawl of Belgravia on 2 September 2002, the Cavaliers and Grenadiers; Evening Crawl of Knightsbridge and Belgravia on 12 August 2009, the Mews and Booze: Evening Crawl of Belgravia and Knightsbridge on 28 September 2012, and features on the Hidden Gems: Evening Pub Tour of Belgravia on 14 August 2024.

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