The Bottle Kiln (JD Wetherspoon), Harwich

Recent 'spoons conversion of an imposing former Co-op building, also providing hotel accommodation in the rooms above the large rectangular bar. Open-plan interior, with a row of booths opposite the elongated counter and a semi-open kitchen at the far end. Two banks of six handpumps, but these proved to be duplicate so the choice wasn't as extensive as expected, but my pint of Stonehenge Old Smokey porter was in good shape (and less than advertised at just £1.99, so excellent value).