The Anchor Public House

The Anchor Public House is a public house built in 1901 by James and Lister Lea for the Holt Brewery Company. It features red brick and terracotta, likely sourced from the Hathern Station Brick and Terracotta Company of Loughborough. The building has a flat roof that is concealed behind a parapet and includes brick end and axial stacks.

The pub is located on a corner site with its entrance positioned at the corner leading into a central public bar. To the right, there is a partitioned area with a separate entrance, and there are additional doorways to the left and right that lead to a passage, outdoor area, and smoke room. The design shows influences from the Louis XIV style.

The exterior is two storeys high, with a Bradford Street front featuring a 1:2:2 bay arrangement and a Rae Street elevation to the right that has a 2:1:2:1 configuration and a rounded corner bay. The terracotta ground floor includes large bar windows with moulded elliptical arches, raised voussoirs, keystones, and leaded panes with stained glass. The round arch doorways are similarly designed with fanlights above. An entablature with a moulded cornice and fascia sits above the ground floor. On the first floor, the terracotta 2-window bays are pilastered, featuring raised voussoirs to round arches and friezes adorned with arabesques and cartouches. The curved corner window has a flat arch, while the plain 1-window bays are simpler in design. The building is topped with a terracotta moulded cornice and parapet, and to the left is a plain brick lower two-storey, two-bay wing.

Inside, the public bar has an entrance porch in the corner, a low panelled screen with Art Nouveau stained glass panels, an anaglypta ceiling, and a pilastered and panelled bar front and back. This area includes engraved mirror glass, pilasters, and a canopy with wavy fretwork and fluted pilaster drops that form lyre shapes. The hallway features a radiator and a glazed hatch.