Friar Tuck, Arnold

Post-war pub, formerly a Home Ales house. "Opened in December 1958, on the site of old farm buildings. It survives as the Friar Tuck Flaming Grill pub. C/PS/B/32/4 are plans for the earlier off licence across the road Arnold UDC, DC/A/4/12/1/5835/238, with skittle alley and toilets, 6493/1696 Plans by Cecil Howitt and Partners for Home Brewery were made in November 1956, and approved in February 1957. A second set of plans with minor revisions from November 1957 shows the ground plan with a skittle alley between the car park and lawn, to the rear of the pub. Elevations show a large pub with big roofs behind a central gable. The L-shaped plan from February 1957 has a lounge behind a large entrance and entrance hall to the left, like the Rose. To the right of this is a public bar into a central bay, with a smaller part to the right and served by its own entrance and lavatories to the left. There is an off sales to the rear. The case store is to the rear, beer cellar in the cellar." [Elain Harwood / Historic England]. The name has encouraged a popular but vulgar local spoonerism.

[Gedling Borough Council; Ernehale Ward / Nottinghamshire County Council; Arnold South Division / Gedling Parliamentary Constituency]