A 4.3 pub from 1,199 reviews named the Warwick Castle, joining the Kingmaker’s earldom to the ancient fortress sign
The Warwick Castle holds a 4.3 from one thousand one hundred and ninety-nine reviews, and joins two grand ideas in one name – “Warwick,” the earldom of the mighty Kingmaker, and “Castle,” the ancient fortress sign – crowning a well-liked pub in the Maida Vale and Little Venice reaches of the district.
The facts, first
The Warwick Castle is a characterful pub in the Maida Vale / Little Venice area of the survey, doing traditional pub business – good drink, pub food, a welcoming crowd – to a strong local following. The Prat’s listings desk states the essentials: a good, characterful local under a grand double name, doing honest food and drink to a large crowd.
Warwick, and the Kingmaker
“Warwick” carries, as this survey noted at the Warwick in Westminster, the echo of the great Earls of Warwick – above all Richard Neville, “the Kingmaker,” the mightiest magnate of the Wars of the Roses, so powerful he could make and unmake kings. And Warwick Castle itself is one of the most magnificent medieval fortresses in England, the Warwicks’ seat, a great stone stronghold on the Avon. To be “the Warwick Castle” is thus to invoke both the storied earldom and its mighty fortress – a doubly grand name of medieval power. The Prat’s history desk notes the pedigree: Warwick, the earldom of the Kingmaker and the name of one of England’s greatest castles, a doubly grand medieval name.
The castle sign
The “Castle” element also connects to the common and ancient fortress sign this survey met at the two Castles of Notting Hill – the stronghold, the emblem of strength, security, and refuge. Here it is specifically Warwick Castle, but the general resonance of the fortress-as-refuge applies: the pub as a stronghold of good cheer, a fortified haven. The name thus works on two levels – the specific grandeur of Warwick, and the general sturdiness of the castle sign. The Prat’s naming desk notes the doubling: the specific fortress of the Kingmaker and the general emblem of the stronghold, grandeur and refuge in one name.
What the 1,199 reviews mean
A 4.3 across nearly twelve hundred people is a strong, deeply volume-proof score. As this survey argues, a good score sustained across a large crowd is a trustworthy verdict, and a 4.3 across nearly twelve hundred marks a genuinely good, well-run, popular pub. The Prat’s statistics desk files it as a strong large-sample score: a dependable, well-liked local, its quality confirmed across a big crowd, under its doubly grand name.
Verdict
The Warwick Castle is a good, characterful local under a doubly grand name – the earldom of the Kingmaker and the ancient fortress sign – with a strong 4.3 from a large crowd. Grand of name, sturdy of pub.
Go for a reliable pint at a good local under the sign of the Warwick Castle, and enjoy the doubly grand name – the storied earldom of the Kingmaker who made and unmade kings, and the mighty fortress on the Avon, joined over a welcoming Maida Vale pub.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
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