The Newcastle Arms, a closed pub in Nuthall Road, Nottingham, has seen scaffolding erected, raising questions about the nature of the work taking place. The pub was previously slated for refurbishment and a name change before being sold to an unknown buyer.
Work appears to have started on a Nottingham pub that was supposed to get a major refurbishment before being sold to a mystery new owner. The Newcastle Arms, located on the edge of Old Basford and Aspley in Nuthall Road, has been closed since 2021. Last year Star Pubs, which had owned the large and once-popular boozer, said it was planning to significantly renovate the old pub as well as change its name to the 'Old Hall' so it could return to trading.
The Heineken-owned pub company later sold the Newcastle Arms. Its freehold was purchased by a mystery buyer in May, with the pub having been put on the market with a guide price of £475,000. Scaffolding has now been erected around the pub, but it is unclear what type of work is taking place at this stage. The pub currently possesses a premises licence, according to WTS Property Consultants, which sold the property, meaning it could return to use as a pub if the new owner wanted to do so. It could be converted into housing or demolished to make room for a new development, as it is not heritage listed or within a conservation area, but no planning applications have been submitted to Nottingham City Council. When bids were invited in January for the pub WTS said there had been 'a high level of interest' from interested parties. The Newcastle Arms was constructed in 1930 and named after local landowner the Duke of Newcastle. The Inter-war pub building, which was originally built for the Home Brewery Co, is decorated with a fetching sign that carries the ducal family's shield and crest. Steve Westby, chair of the Campaign For Real Ale's Nottingham branch, said the pub was a 'nice building in a prominent spot' but thought it was another casualty of changing drinking habits. 'Now people tend to really drink more in town and city centres, rather than in the suburbs,' he previously told Nottinghamshire Live
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