mik coleman

I was landlord of the Thurland Hall pub on Thurland St from 1986 until 1992, We had a deep cellar and then 2 floors of caves below that cellar. The caves were WAY old, and were bricked up in parts, where they had originally gone under Thurland Street, to link, presumably with the cave network under Nottingham. We found hay and straw down there, perfectly preserved, which the experts said belonged to the time when Charles I lodged there, with his entourage of several hundred men and horses.When they did the "cut and cover" tunneling under Thurland St, the Victorian brickies must have thought ".

I was landlord of the Thurland Hall, with my lovely wife, Maria, from 1986 until the Brewery kicked me out in 1992. Our daughter Lucy - now 20 - was born there. We took over from Freddie Slack, who - whilst I hate to speak ill of the dead - was a monster. He did everything in his power to try and put us out of business. Dreadful old alcoholic. We renovated the pub, called it "Nottingham's London pub" (because it is built in the style of the great London Victorian Gin Palaces, such as the Argyle Arms opposite the Palladium, and the Nag's Head in Covent Garden). We did "doorstopper" roast beef s