Golden Lion, Port Isaac

Last updated

Golden Lion
The Golden Lion Pub, Port Isaac - geograph.org.uk - 1630623.jpg
The building in 2009, looking south along Fore Street
Cornwall UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Golden Lion
Location within Cornwall
United Kingdom adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Golden Lion
Golden Lion (the United Kingdom)
General information
Type Public house
Address10 Fore Street
Town or city Port Isaac, Cornwall
CountryEngland
Coordinates 50°35′33″N4°49′54″W / 50.592431°N 4.831723°W / 50.592431; -4.831723
Completedearly 19th century
Website
thegoldenlionportisaac.co.uk

The Golden Lion is a public house on Fore Street in the English fishing village of Port Isaac, Cornwall. Believed to date from at least the early 19th century, the building may have earlier origins (with claims of its being 18th- [1] and 17th century). [2] It is a Grade II listed building. [3]

Contents

The main ground floor contains a snug bar, a main bar and a balcony overlooking the harbour. [4]

The Bones Bar, separate from the main bar area, is located on the lower ground floor. In there, a section of glassed flooring shows an old passageway that was allegedly a storage area used by smugglers. A door from the bar exits to an area called The Gun Deck, where a gun from the SS Milly can be seen. The vessel was sunk by a German U-boat in 1918 during World War I. [4]

Private rooms, for rental, are on the third floor. [4]

The pub has featured as the "Crab & Lobster" for the television series Doc Martin and the "local" for the film The Fisherman's Friends. [4]

In August 2021, the pub's landlord, St Austell Brewery, was looking for a new licensee. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fowey</span> Town in Cornwall, England

Fowey is a port town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has been in existence since well before the Norman invasion, with the local church first established some time in the 7th century; the estuary of the River Fowey forms a natural harbour which enabled the town to become an important trading centre. Privateers also made use of the sheltered harbourage. The Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway brought China clay here for export.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Austell</span> Town in Cornwall, England

Saint Austell is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 10 miles (16 km) south of Bodmin and 30 miles (48 km) west of the border with Devon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlestown, Cornwall</span> Human settlement in England

Charlestown is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of St Austell Bay. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) southeast of St Austell town centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mevagissey</span> Human settlement in England

Mevagissey is a village, fishing port and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is approximately five miles (8 km) south of St Austell. The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,015, whereas the ward population at the same census was 4,354.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port Isaac</span> A village in Cornwall, England

Port Isaac is a small fishing village on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The nearest towns are Wadebridge and Camelford, each ten miles (16 km) away. A nearby hamlet, Port Gaverne, is sometimes considered to be part of Port Isaac. The meaning of the village's Cornish name, Porthysek, is "corn port", indicating a trade in corn from the arable inland district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grampound</span> Human settlement in England

Grampound is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Grampound with Creed, in the Cornwall district, in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, England. It is at an ancient crossing point of the River Fal and today is on the A390 road six miles (10 km) west of St Austell and eight miles (13 km) east of Truro. In 1961 the parish had a population of 412.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Probus, Cornwall</span>

Probus is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It has the tallest church tower in Cornwall. The tower is 129 feet (39 m) high, and richly decorated with carvings. The place name originates from the church's dedication to Saint Probus. The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,299, whereas the ward population taken at the same census was 3,953.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pentewan Railway</span>

The Pentewan Railway was a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge railway in Cornwall, England. It was built as a horse-drawn tramway carrying china clay from St Austell to a new harbour at Pentewan, and was opened in 1829. In 1874 the line was strengthened for locomotive working. It finally succumbed to more efficient operation at other ports and closed in 1918.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port Gaverne</span> Human settlement in England

Port Gaverne is a hamlet on the north coast of Cornwall, England, UK, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of Port Isaac and part of St Endellion parish.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fisherman's Friends</span> Folk music group from Cornwall, England

The Fisherman's Friends are a folk music group from Port Isaac, Cornwall, who sing sea shanties. They have been performing locally since 1995, and signed a record deal with Universal Music in March 2010. Whilst essentially an a cappella group, their studio recordings and live performances now often include traditional simple instrumentation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pentewan</span> Human settlement in England

Pentewan is a coastal village and former port in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at grid reference SX 019 472 3 miles (4.8 km) south of St Austell at the mouth of the St Austell River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cornwall film locations</span>

Cornwall's rugged landscape and scenery have been used by film and television companies as a backdrop for some of their productions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doom Bar</span> Sandbar at the mouth of the River Camel, Cornwall, England

The Doom Bar is a sandbar at the mouth of the estuary of the River Camel, where it meets the Atlantic Ocean on the north coast of Cornwall, England. Like two other permanent sandbanks further up the estuary, the Doom Bar is composed mainly of marine sand that is continually being carried up from the seabed. More than 60 percent of the sand is derived from marine shells, making it an important source of agricultural lime, which has been collected for hundreds of years; an estimated 10 million tons of sand or more has been removed from the estuary since the early nineteenth century, mainly by dredging.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norman Hotel</span> Historic site in Queensland, Australia

Norman Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 102 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John Beauchamp Nicholson and built from 1889 to 1890. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 12 July 2005.

Presented below is an alphabetical index of articles related to Cornwall:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russell Hotel, The Rocks</span> Historic site in New South Wales, Australia

The Russell Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel located at 143 George Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of The Rocks, Australia. It was built in 1887. It operated as the Port Jackson Hotel until being delicensed in 1923, after which time a new Port Jackson Hotel was built further along George Street. In 1933, it became the Russell Private Hotel, providing accommodation from the upper floors. The ground floor has been leased for various uses since the original delicensing, initially as a cafe for several decades and most recently as a restaurant and bar. It is owned by Property NSW.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palisade Hotel</span> Historic pub in Sydney, New South Wales

Palisade Hotel is a heritage-listed pub and hotel located at 35–37 Bettington Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point of New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to Barangaroo Reserve. Administratively, the hotel is in the City of Sydney local government area. It was designed by H. D. Walsh and built in 1915–16. It is privately owned. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sussex Hotel</span> Heritage-listed hotel in Sydney, Australia

The Sussex Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 20 Sussex Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1913 to 1915. Historically known as the New Hunter River Hotel, it was known as the Big House Hotel from 1973 until 1991, then as Napoleon's Hotel, Moreton's on Sussex and Moreton's Hotel before adopting its current name. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fern Cottage</span> Listed house in Cornwall

Fern Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the English village of Port Isaac, Cornwall. Situated on the south side of the harbour, its address is 4 Roscarrock Hill. It is recognisable as the exterior view of the home and surgery of Doctor Martin Ellingham in the ITV television series Doc Martin; interior shots were filmed inside a nearby barn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golden Ball, York</span> Grade II listed pub in York, England

The Golden Ball is a pub in the Bishophill area of central York, in England.

References

  1. The Golden Lion – official website
  2. Golden Lion Inn, Port Isaac Archived 19 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine – St Austell Brewery
  3. Historic England. "10, Fore Street (1115072)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Run a pub in Cornwall from Doc Martin and Fishermen's Friends the Golden Lion" The Falmouth Packet , 2 August 2021
  5. "Doc Martin and Fisherman's Friends pub looking for new licensees"Cornwall Live, 3 August 2021