Update Bulletin 108 - January 2012
Happy New Year to all our readers
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GREATER MANCHESTER, Nursery, 258 Green Lane, Heaton Norris SK4 2NA. 0161 432 2044. Now Grade II statutorily listed (from 5 December). Splendid news indeed. This suburban, multi-room pub was built in 1939 for Hyde's brewery and is amazingly intact. Well worth a visit. It's the epitome of the kind of 'improved public house' that was an ideal before the Second World War, offering a range of facilities to encourage what we now call 'responsible drinking' – note the still-used bowling green at the rear.
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CORNWALL, Seven Stars, 1 The Moor, Falmouth TR11 3QA. Sad news from Cornwall's only National Inventory pub: the licensee for over 50 years, Barrington Bennetts (who also served as an Anglican clergyman) died on Christmas Eve. The family are continuing to run the pub.
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WEST YORKSHIRE, Whitelock's, Turk's Head Yard, Briggate, Leeds LS1 OHB. A report in the Yorkshire Post suggests that this famous pub is likely to be changing hands. The lease is currently owned by the York-based company Chennell & Armstrong, which is in the process of winding down its pub interests following the retirement of commercial director David Statner. It would be excellent to see things go through as the pub has been on the market since late 2010.
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Five Mile House, Duntisbourne Abbots GL7 7JR. The opening hours are now 6-11 (7pm Sun) and 12-3 (Fri-Sun) only. The owners, Jon and Jo Carrier, have decided that, as food is not paying, they are concentrating on the wet side of the business and report that real ale is going well. Whilst not actively on the market, this fine Cotswold pub is up for sale: enquiries to the pub 01285 821432.
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WEST MIDLANDS, Red Lion, Handsworth, Birmingham. Steve Peck reports a communication from Birmingham Council about this amazing, richly decorated late Victorian Grade II* pub. The Council's Steve King says, 'Since the building has changed hands I have had the chance to gain entry and would confirm that the interiors are currently intact and in fair condition. I will be meeting the new owners along with their agent and the English Heritage Buildings Inspector early in 2012 to discuss plans for the building.' The prospects of it reopening as a pub seem highly improbable but if, as seems likely, restaurant use is on the cards that at least will mean that it can be preserved and appreciated. The following article is much longer than we normally include in these bulletins, but it provides a really handy guide to anyone wanting to find out about the listed status of pubs: it will be posted on the website in due course.
HOW TO SEARCH FOR A LISTED BUILDING
Want to know if a pub is statutorily listed or what the list says about it? The following article, kindly provided by Mick Slaughter and Steve Peck, is a slimmed down version of a really handy guide – the full version will be posted on the website in due course.
Click on advanced search and click 'Location'. Then:
1. For a village enter the place name in 'Parish' and you should see one appear on a list of possible places so click on it. Then enter the pub name in 'Place/Site Name' and click on 'Search'.
2. For a large town/city use the 'District/Unitary Authority/Borough' box where there is a drop down menu for all the local authority names. Then enter the pub name in 'Place/Site Name¹ and click on 'Search'.
3. If none of these produces a place name then use the 'County¹ box instead.
If the property is statutory listed it should appear. However, where pub names in the records are slightly different (e.g. Kings Head/King's Head) or the pub has changed name since it was listed, the record may not be found. If so, go back and click on location to either re-enter the pub name/previous name.
There is also a Map Search option and a page to find out how to use it (and also to get more tips on searching).
Please feel free to forward this bulletin to your friends who are also interested in visiting pubs like these - if they wish to receive future bulletins direct all they have to do is sign up by sending an email to CAMRAPubHeritage-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Geoff Brandwood