This welcoming Victorian single room backstreet corner pub is a bit hard to find but is usually worth the effort.

The airy, drinking and eating area is along the bar to the left as you enter. To the right is a smaller area which contains an impressive painting of the fourth Earl Ferrers who who was hanged at Tyburn on 5 May 1760.

There is normally one cask beer available, often this is Sambrook's Wandle, which this pub was among the first to sell in 2008, guest beers may occasionally be available.

The pub is the home bar for the fans - and sometimes players - of the Streatham Ice Hockey Club, the Red Hawks, who play their home games at the nearby Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre.

Outside tables and enclosed back patio are suitable for smokers. All day food at weekends. A popular destination with local families for Sunday lunches. Regular live music and a monthly disco; Terrestrial TV for big rugby matches.

Note that the pub closes annually from Christmas Day to New Year's Day.