Flying Horse Public House

The Flying Horse Public House, located on Wilson Street in London, was originally built in 1812 and significantly remodelled in 1865, with further alterations occurring around 1985. It is constructed of red brick and stock brick with stucco dressings, and has a slate roof.

The west front, four stories high, has a three-window arrangement. Features a stuccoed, rusticated corner treatment and a curved entrance bay marking the junction of two streets. The 1865 facade displays four windows; three with 12 panes each, and one with eight. A 20th-century doorway is centrally located, with a second 20th-century double door located in the angle bay. Pilaster strips are positioned between the windows, topped by a moulded timber cornice. The upper floors are demarcated by stuccoed string courses. The first and second floors have 2/2 horned sash windows set within stucco architraves and ‘floating’ cornices supported on scrolled brackets. The third floor features 2-light casements with glazing bars in stucco surrounds, and is constructed of stock brick, likely added in 1865.

The south elevation has a single-window range. There is a boarded window with 5 by 7 panes to the west. The cornices continue from the west elevation and the fenestration detailing is similar. A 2-light casement was inserted on the first floor to illuminate a staircase landing. The building is finished with stuccoed parapets, raised at the south-west corner into a bowed feature with side volutes, and inscribed with "FLYING HORSE". Internal gable end stacks are present to the north and east, and on the rear wall plane.

The rear (east) wall incorporates blind windows to the upper two floors, along with a 20th-century extension to the ground and first floors.

The interior comprises an open, L-shaped sales area on the ground floor. A late 19th-century staircase with bobbin-turned balusters, a moulded handrail, and turned newels is located on the south side. The upper flights of stairs, dating from 1812, have stick balusters, square newels, and moulded handrails, with secondary turned newels featuring 2-tiered stops. The main bar area has stained plywood panelling from around 1985, along with matching bar counters and shelving. A fireplace dating from the 1950s is located on the north wall. A first-floor assembly room on the west elevation contains three early 19th-century window surrounds with corner paterae.