Every pub reopening is welcome, particularly when it is a premises which has been shut for a prolonged period of time. However, sometimes one is a little annoying to me in terms of my completion map - popping a blue pin up in a sea of green. Dillons did that, so I ensured it went green as soon as possible - I believe it was the second night when I turned up.
This was Liam Walshes / The Furry Glen (no, not the gay night of the same name - the pub was called that) in the past and had been closed for many, many years. It re-appeared on the licence register a while ago retaining its original number - the N and S series numbers are from pre-2006 or so, and reopened in mid-November.
Operated by the same owners as S1441 The Lamplighter (which actually closed for a refit immediately on opening here, with staff moving over for the interim), this pub has been renovated to a clean and modern standard but is still very traditional. There's a totally standard macro lineup of drinks available.
Friendly and approachable staff complete the setup here. Its a busy street for pubs (albeit there will probably never be as many as there were as recently as the early 2000s - Saddlers, Millennium and Judge Darleys all unlikely to return) so hopefully they can carve out their niche.
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