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Pub in the Telegraph Hill area of [[Locale New Cross|New Cross]].

Note: [http://peckhampeculiar.tumblr.com/post/168567471313/raising-the-bar According to the Peckham Peculiar], the Telegraph has come under new management since we last visited, so some or all of the below may be out of date.

The Earl of Derby was originally a local pub serving a residential side-street north of New Cross Road, at the edge of Telegraph Hill.  The area has become greatly gentrified over recent years, and after a few years of closure the pub reopened in February 2009 as something fitting its new tranche of local residents.

Out the front a covered area has been constructed, while inside some period features are retained.  There's a particularly attractive bar area, as well as plentiful wooden pews in the capacious rear room.  A vast map of the world decorates one wall, while on the other side of the pub are two open fires with fresh logs of wood giving off a little bit of extra heat.

There are four handpulls for ale at the bar, serving Fuller's London Pride (&pound;1.60/half pint) and Chiswick, and Gale's HSB and Swing Low on the pub's opening (unchanged a month later), well-kept as you'd expect.  There are also a range of regular lagers, as well as Fuller's Honey Dew, Litovel (original and red, with slightly higher alcohol percentage), and Leffe.

Food is served, a fairly short menu including Sunday roasts, and the place was packed out on its first Sunday.  There's a specials board above the bar, listing a number of vegetarian options.  On a Sunday visit in April 2009, the menu had four mains options (beef and lamb roasts, a fish pie, and a vegetarian choice), as well as a few starters and some desserts.  [[Ewan]] and Jo had the vegetarian option, a perfectly decent asparagus risotto, with shaving of parmesan on top (&pound;8) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3421943238/ photo]</small>.  [[Sarah]]'s lamb roast was substantial, with plenty of trimmings (&pound;8.50).

Music is playing, but not too loudly.  Upstairs there is a function room.  They advertise a quiz on Monday evenings from 8pm.

A commenter on this page (August 2011) implies (but doesn't state explicitly) that there's an [[Category Open Mic|open mic]] night every other Wednesday.

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* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/531327 Qype comments]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], [[Sarah]] and Jo, 5 April 2009.</div>

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