Quote Originally Posted by DerekMiller View Post
Double Barrel, Thurcroft Hotel, Ivanhoe. All legendary Thurcroft pubs yet all now gone. But if folk stop using them, the doors close. Especially when most of them are worth much more to the breweries/managements companies as property to sell for redevelopment as shops, flats or Indian restaurants.

As for Spoons, can't fault them, they clearly have a formula that works and bucks the "no one uses pubs anymore" trend.


Thurcroft hotel especially also would have done with the Ivanoe when pit here shut hit their trade. Double barrel not so much. When the older drinkers had gone weren't many younger ones to replace them. Thurcroft hotel tap room loved being with the horseracing men great days. Was in the racing club there flat in the spring no big meetings jumps Autumn. Uttoxeter went a few times Wetherby Charlie Hall chase day also. Had to have your drinking boots on for back then!