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Prior to being a pub, the premises was
a bakers shop but one with a licence to sell alcohol. So, one could buy a large
brown loaf and a bottle of Guinness. When purchased with a view
to changing use to a pub, rather than apply for a licence and risk being
refused, this was a ready made site. P. Cooper ex
landlord Peter Cooper has recalled that the Balmoral became the Pawn and Castle, then Breakers and then Bar Next Door. I have a feeling that it was also The Concord Bar for a while.
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We were lucky enough to have a
have a drink with Peter Cooper in December 2011 at the Selden Arms.
Peter now lives abroad but was over visiting friends, one of who was
Mark who joined us. We heard may funny and fascinating stories and recollections and but one item came as a complete surprise, it turns out the Balmoral was once known as Fagins, does anybody remember this, we assume it was a short lived name? Left, kindly contributed is a staff picture with Peter in the middle. Where are Shelia & Marie now? |
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The Bar Next Door, as you can
see from these three pictures, has been transformed in to what
I personally refer to as an 'Ikea' pub. This is not meant to be
detrimental comment but rather reflects the taste of the time and the clientele.
Although it's situated in the west of the town, it's a great place to meet up and start the evening as we found out ourselves recently. (June 2011).
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