Pont Street Cabmen's Shelter

The Pont Street Cabmen's Shelter is a cabmen’s shelter built in 1892 by the Cabmen’s Shelter Fund, designed by Maximilian Clarke in an ornamental style from the 1880s to replace an earlier shelter from 1875.

Constructed with an oak frame and deal cladding, the shelter is painted in Buckingham green. It has a rectangular footprint featuring an open-plan galley kitchen and a communal area for cabmen with benches along the walls.

The exterior consists of nine framed bays, including two end bays, elevated on a platform. The timber frame is highlighted by vertical boarding panels. The entrance door is located on the north side, accompanied by a central serving window from the kitchen galley on the west end. On the south side, there are two rectangular windows with pivoting hopper lights above. The north side mirrors this with additional windows flanking the entrance door. The east end features two central windows with large pivoting hopper lights integrated into the upper panel. The roof is hipped with overhanging eaves and exposed joist ends, topped with a louvered ventilation lantern at the ridge, which has a tented rooflet. The shingle tiles on the roof have been replaced with modern materials.

Inside, most fittings are modern, but the original layout of the galley kitchen and serving hatch, along with the communal section for cabmen, remains evident. The bench tops in the cabmen’s mess section have been replaced.