Commo 1,292 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 We were discussing the pubs in St Anns area the other day, and were stumped with the location of The Napier, thinking it could have been on Union Road or Curzon Street or somewhere roundabout there. We know there was a Sir Charles Napier up on North Sherwood Street, but have we dreamt of another one in St Anns? There was a pub on Curzon Street at the corner of The lammas, can anyone confirm what this was called? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Your memory appears to be correct 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Thanks so much Cliff, mind now at rest! Any idea about the one on Curzon Street? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 A couple of contenders? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 You're a Star! It was the Curzon, a bit of imaginative thinking there when they named it methinks! I am always impressed at your prowess with these great old maps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Just for info, the North Sherwood Street, Sir Charles Napier has been shut a while now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 There was a "Napier Inn" 53 Union Road in 1941 the landlord was Frank Swift. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Re #4 Cliff, what year was the large scale map, as I cannot recall a pub on St Marks Street which shows as The Minstrel Tavern? There was the pub on the corner with Huntingdon Street, was that The Foresters or something similar? Could of course just be that the memory is now somewhat selective! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 If I remember correctly, Albert Brown was a regular in the Napier when I lived on Union Rd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Re #4 Cliff, what year was the large scale map, as I cannot recall a pub on St Marks Street which shows as The Minstrel Tavern? There was the pub on the corner with Huntingdon Street, was that The Foresters or something similar? Could of course just be that the memory is now somewhat selective! The large scale map, as mentioned also by Bubblewrap, is 1881. The Minstrel Tavern seems to disappear from the scene by the 1920s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thanks again Cliff and Bubble, I've been mentally (?) walking up and down Mark street all night looking for The Minstrel and had almost convinced myself that I could remember it! Good to get back to reality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Digging around, I found these which you may already be aware of http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM013627&prevUrl= http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM005075&prevUrl= http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM005076&prevUrl= http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM008105&prevUrl= Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Cheers, Cliff, I hve now put Picture The Past on my "favourites" and can spend many a happy hour browsing. The images of the boarded streets seem so dismal, never saw them like that when they were full of people and were just a part of everyday life. It was sad to see the communities disappear, but the downhill trend for me started in the late 60's when the properties were being allowed to deteriorate further awaiting the demolition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carolyn1985 1 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Anyone with any information on the Napier inn/Pub on Union Street? Apparently this was quite popular in the 1960s and would have been around the back of where Aldi was? I'm struggling to find any information on it or photos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 I've merged Carolyn1985's question with an old thread on the same subject........, but the pub seems to have disappeared during the late 60s clearances and left no trace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Looks like the Napier Inn on Union Road and also the New Inn ceased trading 1971 when a license was issued for premises within the Vic Centre. This from the E.P. March 30th 1971 : "Removal of a justices license for retail intoxicating liquor of all descriptions on premises situate at Union Road in the City of Nottingham known by the sign of the "NEW INN" and of which premises the Home Brewery Company Limited of Daybrook is the owner from such premises to certain premises intended to be erected in the Nottingham Victoria Development Centre .....of which premises the Home Brewery Company Limited of Daybrook in the County of Nottingham will be the Lessee . And if such application is granted it would be my intention to surrender the Provisional Order sanctioning the removal of the licence of the NAPIER INN Union Road to the site adjacent to the proposed Covered Market in the Nottingham Victoria Development Centre granted at the Licensing Sessions held on the sixth day of March, 1970 and affirmed at the General Annual Licensing Meeting held on the fourth day of February, 1971 together with the licence of the NAPIER INN GIVEN.... this twenty-third day of March 1971 J. C. GREEN" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,082 Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 Hi Carolyn 1985 A Very Warm Wecolm. There was a pub called the Napier on Union Rd Master called in there on his bachelor night. It was the kind of pub that had ladies in but they were not real women. Get the drift. Just like these programs that are coming on the TV. The master had the comment well you won't get any thing here my dear you'r quite safe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 The closest you'll get to the location now is roughly here.........the entrance to the car park at the rear of the former Aldi. https://goo.gl/maps/XY3UieNhFR5GjL1c8 9 hours ago, DAVIDW said: Looks like the Napier Inn on Union Road and also the New Inn ceased trading 1971 when a license was issued for premises within the Vic Centre. So it seems one of the pubs which used to be in Victoria Centre effectively became the new Napier/New Inn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 The only photo which seems to exist is this one on the St Ann's website. When you click on the link, scroll back down slightly, and apparently it's the building in the back distance in the photo. https://stannswellroad.weebly.com/pubs.html#NAPIER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carolyn1985 1 Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 7:19 AM, mary1947 said: Hi Carolyn 1985 A Very Warm Wecolm. There was a pub called the Napier on Union Rd Master called in there on his bachelor night. It was the kind of pub that had ladies in but they were not real women. Get the drift. Just like these programs that are coming on the TV. The master had the comment well you won't get any thing here my dear you'r quite safe. - Curious as to what you mean with not real women? (Apologies! I wasn't sure!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carolyn1985 1 Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 11:34 PM, DAVIDW said: Looks like the Napier Inn on Union Road and also the New Inn ceased trading 1971 when a license was issued for premises within the Vic Centre. This from the E.P. March 30th 1971 : "Removal of a justices license for retail intoxicating liquor of all descriptions on premises situate at Union Road in the City of Nottingham known by the sign of the "NEW INN" and of which premises the Home Brewery Company Limited of Daybrook is the owner from such premises to certain premises intended to be erected in the Nottingham Victoria Development Centre .....of which premises the Home Brewery Company Limited of Daybrook in the County of Nottingham will be the Lessee . And if such application is granted it would be my intention to surrender the Provisional Order sanctioning the removal of the licence of the NAPIER INN Union Road to the site adjacent to the proposed Covered Market in the Nottingham Victoria Development Centre granted at the Licensing Sessions held on the sixth day of March, 1970 and affirmed at the General Annual Licensing Meeting held on the fourth day of February, 1971 together with the licence of the NAPIER INN GIVEN.... this twenty-third day of March 1971 J. C. GREEN" So am I reading it right that they wanted to move locations? Am I reading it correctly that they wanted a premises within VCentre? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carolyn1985 1 Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 9:05 AM, Cliff Ton said: The closest you'll get to the location now is roughly here.........the entrance to the car park at the rear of the former Aldi. https://goo.gl/maps/XY3UieNhFR5GjL1c8 So it seems one of the pubs which used to be in Victoria Centre effectively became the new Napier/New Inn. - Thanks for merging the topic! I cannot believe there were once pubs in Vic centre! Lol. I thought i was going mad reading the above comment about it moving license but that makes sense if there were once pubs in there. Its sad there are no photos remaining apart from this one in the distance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,082 Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 9 hours ago, Carolyn1985 said: - Curious as to what you mean with not real women? (Apologies! I wasn't sure!) No Apologies needed , clue my hubby called in the Napier on his stag night, he sat at the bar with a pint and 2 very petty women, the girls ask what he was doing next day. Hubby said well I'm getting married. Well said the girls you have come to the right place here (Napier) you won't get any thing from us derria? There are at the moment a lot of these programs on TV. Enjoy the site Carolyn hopefully we might see you at our next meetup? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,082 Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 9:05 AM, Cliff Ton said: The closest you'll get to the location now is roughly here.........the entrance to the car park at the rear of the former Aldi. https://goo.gl/maps/XY3UieNhFR5GjL1c8 So it seems one of the pubs which used to be in Victoria Centre effectively became the new Napier/New Inn. The only pub that I can recall that went into the Victoria centre in 1973 when it opened was was built on the front of the center up on the first flooor and it was called The MIltons head. in 1967 the Victoria station was demomlished and on the corner of Milton st was Milton's Head Hotel 1985-1900 in 1973 the victoria center opened. I can not recall any thing about the Napier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,082 Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 There was another pub the other end of the center entrance was from Glasshouse St and it was an Home Ales pub it was called New Vic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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