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Wednesday 12 October 2016

Pubs in Shirley and the West of Southampton




Shirley is a slightly bohemian and multi-cultural district on the west of Southampton. It mainly consists of a long, slightly run down High Street of mixed shops and pubs. Housing is a mixture of council houses in the centre of the district surrounded by private housing, with larger suburban houses concentrated in Upper Shirley.

Shirley is recorded as a manor with a mill in the Domesday book, Shirley Mill originally stood to the west of the present Romsey Road/Winchester Road junction, at the confluence of the Hollybrook and Tanner's Brook streams. Shirley Mill had three large ponds, to the north of Winchester Road. Only one of those three mill ponds remains today, accessible by following the Lordswood Greenway.

In 1228, Nicholas de Sirlie, the lord of the manor of Shirley,  gave Southampton Common to Southampton in return for Shirley Common. In the nineteenth century an iron works was built, which was converted into a brewery in 1880 and subsequently into a laundry at the beginning of the 20th century. The laundry was owned by Royal Mail and used to service the mail ships visiting Southampton. The stream from Shirley Mill crossed over Romsey Road until it was culverted under the road, and continues to the Test. A second mill was constructed at what is now the junction of Oakley Road and Tebourba Way. This site was later a paint factory known as Atlantic Works and some mill buildings survive in commercial use on both sides of Oakley Road.

Shirley grew rapidly in the 1830s following the enclosure of Shirley Common. The Hampshire Chronicle announced in 1830 that "Several elegant villas are about to be erected on Shirley Common" The parish church was built in 1836. The council estate was built in the 1960s to replace relatively dense terraced housing.


Shirley pubs 

A walk up Shirley Road starting at Pig 'N' Whistle, circle around Shirley shopping centre, then return via back streets. 


* Pig 'N' Whistle, 108 Shirley Road  SO15 3FD
  Independent
  Food, child friendly
  Open Mon-Thurs 4pm to 11pm  Fri-Sun  Noon to 11pm
  Food   Fri-Sun  Noon to 7pm
  Date last visit: March 2017    Score: 6


* The Witch's Brew, 220 Shirley Road, SO15 3FL
   Independent "Craft bar"
   No food, not child friendly. Four casks from small, usually local breweries
   Wed to Sun, 5pm to 11pm 
   Date last visit: Aug 2017    Score: 6


* Stile Inn,  224 Shirley Road  SO15 3HR
  Independent 
  No food, not child friendly. One cask: Tribute 
  Noon to 11pm
  Date last visit: Nov 2021   Score: 5  
  Temporarily closed after being sold to new owners. Will need to revisit. 


* Rover, 266 Shirley Road SO15 3HP
 Independent 
 No food. Three casks: main brands. 
 10am to 11pm 
 Date last visit: Nov 2021  Score: 5 


* Rio's 289 Shirley Road SO15 3HT
 Independent sports bar and lounge
 Previously Verde
 Open Mon-Sun Noon to 11/Midnight 
 Date last visit: Sept 2019. Score: 4


* Sony's  303-305 Shirley Road SO15 3HU
   Independent sports bar and lounge
   Open Mon-Sun 9am to 11am 
   Unvisited - opened Nov 2022 


* Clockwork, 323 Shirley Road SO15 3HW
   Craft bar 
   No food
   4pm to 11pm
   Date last visit: July 2019 Score: 8


* Brass Monkey, 358 Shirley Road SO15 3HY
   Enterprise 
   No food. No cask. 
   10am to 11pm 
   Date last visit: Nov 2021   Score: 3 


* Overdraft, 383 Shirley Road SO15 3JD
 Craft bar
 No food. Children accepted. Several changing casks
 Open Wed & Thurs: 4pm to 11pm; Weekends Noon to 11pm
 Date last recorded visit:  July 2019    Score: 8


* Bright Water Inn, 370 Shirley Road SO15 3HY
 Wetherspoon 
 Food. Several changing casks. 
 Open all day
 Date last visit: 2021 


Santo Lounge 429 Shirley Road, SO15 3JF
Loungers
Open  Mon-Sun 9am to 11pm 
Date last visit: Sept 2019.  Score 7 1/2


Shirley Hotel, 88 Shirley High Street, SO16 4FB
Independent
No food. No cask. No children.
Open 9am to 11pm 
Date last visit: Nov 2021  Score: 2


* King's Arms, 8 Church Street, SO15 5LF
 Stonegate 
 No food. No cask. No children. 
 Open 11.30am to 11pm 
 Date last visit: Nov 2021   Score: 4


The Griffin, 34 Anglesea Road, SO15 5QH
Independent
Reopened
Date last visit: Nov 2021 - closed (previously 2)


The Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, SO16 4FN
Wadworth
Cask. No food.
Last visit: Oct 2016 Score: 6


Salisbury Arms, 126 Shirley High Street, SO16 4EZ
Independent
No food. No cask.
Open
Date last visit: Nov 2021


* Windsor Castle95 Shirley High Street, SO16 4EX
  Independent
  No food. No cask. 
  Open  10am to 10pm
  Date last visit: Nov 2021  Score: 4 





Wellington Arms 56 Park Road SO15 3DE
  Independent
  Food Fri to Sun. Several changing casks
  Open Noon to Midnight 
  Date last visit: Nov 2021 Score: 7
  
Freemantle Arms, 31 Albany Road SO15 3EF
 Independent 
 No food. Four casks.  
 Open 3am to 8pm
 Date last visit: March 2017  Score: 5 

The Englishman,  18 English Road SO15 8QF
   No cask.
  Open 11am - Midnight 
  No food
  Date last visit: Sept 2022 Score: 4 



Key & Anchor,  90 Millbrook Road East  SO15 1JQ
   Admiral Taverns
   No food, not child friendly
   Date: Nov 2016    Score: 5


Pubs in the West of Southampton 

Regents Park, 35 Regents Park Road SO15 8PF
  Two casks. Food all day.
  Open 11am-11pm
  Date last visit: Oct 2022   Score: 5 

* The Ice House, 180 Warren Avenue, SO16 6AA
No cask. No food. No children.
Unlikely to revisit until there is a change in management/owner
Date last visit: Oct 2016  Score: 4

* The Anchor, Redbridge,
Marston's
No food.
Date last visit: May 2022   No score (previously 3)

* The Ship Inn, Redbridge,
 Enterprise Inns
 Cask beer and food. 
Open 11am to 11pm (food 12 to 9pm)
Last visit: May 2022   Score: 8 

* The Bellemoor Tavern  250 Hill Lane SO15 7NU
Greene King
Cask and food. 
Last visit: Dec 2019   Score: 5 

* The Malvern, 290 Winchester Road, SO16 6TU
Greene King
Cask and food
Last visit: Jan 2022 Score: 5

* The Saints, Mansel Rd W  SO16 9LP
No cask. No food.
Open 11am-11pm
Last visit: June 2019 Score: 3 1/2

* Bricklayer's Arms, 165 Wimpson Lane, Millbrook, SO16 4QD
Open 12-11
No food. No cask.
Last visit: March 2018  Score: 3

* Mountbatten,  Lordshill District Centre SO16 8HY
No cask. No food. 
Open Noon to 11pm
Unlikely to revisit 
Last visit: June 2019 Score: 4

* Balmoral (Beefeater),  Romsey Road  SO16 0XJ
Beefeater
Open 11.30am-11pm
Last visited: March 2020. No score. 

* Walnut Tree Farm, Adanac Park SO16 0AT
Greene King carvery
Open all day
Greene King casks
Date last visit: Feb 2022   Score: 4 

* Horns Inn,  Romsey Road  SO16 0XJ
Open 12-11pm
Food and cask beers
Date last visit: March 2022   Score: 6

* Four Horseshoes,  Nursling Street  SO16 0YA
Wadworth Independent
Open 11.30am - 10.30pm 
Food and cask beers
Date last visit: May 2022   Score: 9


Green = Pubs needing fresh review

Closed pubs


Osborne, 54 Shirley Road SO15 3EX
  Greene King 
  Food, child friendly
  Date: March 2017    Score:  4 - Closed in 2022

The Freemantle (closed), 27 Paynes Road SO15 3BX
Independent
No food. One cask: Doombar 
Open Noon to 11pm 
Date last visit: Nov 2021 - closed 

Waterloo Arms, 101 Waterloo Road SO15 3BS
 Independent 
 Cask beers, limited food
 Open 12 to 11pm
 Date last visit: Sept 2022. Score: 5
 Closed Nov 2022 - up for sale 

Shield and Dagger (closed) Stratton Road, SO15 5QZ
Closed

King George (demolished),  Oakley Road SO16 4LJ


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