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7th January 2014

New Year, New Shop!

At LASSCO Three Pigeons we’re enjoying a new look and a new shop in which to welcome our customers.

What was a tumble-down brick shed – shrouded in ivy with a leaky roof – is now a newly insulated shop “The Coach House”. We have a new counter – well, as you’d expect, it’s cobbled together from some nicely figured mahogany panelling (and turned out beautifully!). We have a new office behind the counter – dominated by part of the monumental Lutyens oak bookcase that we salvaged from the James Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum.

The Coach House at LASSCO Three Pigeons
The Coach House at LASSCO Three Pigeons

From here, a stone’s throw from our erstwhile home in the main pub building, we’re better connected with the main gate and our yard, we’ve ceded more space to the restaurant – which frankly needs it – they’re getting very busy, and, it enables The Three Pigeons to function more readily as a pub restaurant in the evenings. (Ed and James are now serving their fabulous food on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings – details here).

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View from our New Counter at LASSCO Three Pigeons
Stag Trophies at LASSCO Three Pigeons
Stag Trophies at LASSCO Three Pigeons

The Coach House seems to have the feel of a Hunting Lodge currently! That is more to do with an influx of Stag head trophies and antlers that we bought from a Scottish country estate just before Christmas. It will no doubt soon adopt a different look as the stock changes. It is of course all for sale.

Pictured Above (upper):

A Columnar screen comprising a pair of columns and pilasters ensuite – ex Knightsbridge,

A huge pier-mirror ex Downing Street,

A Victorian stoneware urn by Blashfield,

A Victorian stoneware urn by Pulham

A bust of Innocent X

A large glazed bookcase by Lutyens, from the James Caird Library at Greenwich (reflected in mirror).

Pictured Above (lower):

Selection of Stag trophies & antlers

Ship lanterns

Relief cast plaster plaques by Peter Hone.

…And if you would like to see what we started with, below two pictures of The Coach House in its original state!

The Coach House as was at LASSCO
The Coach House as was at LASSCO
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Coach House at LASSCO in 2006