Charlton, Pembroke Dock

The red brick corner public house dates back to the mid 19th century, one of many built in Pembroke Dock’s Victorian grid iron style streets.  As with many of the town’s pubs it has a long bar which at one time lined pints galore for the dockland workers. 

The name of pub derives from the Meyrick family on which Pembroke Dock was built with Charlton being the original surname of Thomas Meyrick.

The first Charlton licensee was James Hancock and the public bar still has original dado panelling, colourful patterned glass and large Twyford’s Adamant urinals.  Shove-ha’penny is still played on the premises.

The Charlton has always been known as a local drinking man’s pub and indeed females were prohibited until the 1970s and only allowed in due to law changes. 

Back in 2001 the Charlton closed its doors but thankfully it reopened the following year.

Popular with locals and the Irish.