Mecky Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 This is not a night out thread. The Shakespere on Shalesmoor is being refitted and the word is it's going to reopen as a real ale pub and join the Kelham circuit. Apparently it's going to be run by a landlord who really knows his stuff. Anyone been keeping tabs on this and know when the opening night is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogwai84 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Fantastic news. It was a great pub before, Fingers crossed it gets good bands again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerfan Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 This is not a night out thread. The Shakespere on Shalesmoor is being refitted and the word is it's going to reopen as a real ale pub and join the Kelham circuit. Apparently it's going to be run by a landlord who really knows his stuff. Anyone been keeping tabs on this and know when the opening night is? Shame it ever closed. Hope the new venture really takes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrence Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Page 8 of Sheffield CAMRA's newsletter http://www.sheffieldcamra.org.uk/407.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrock Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Whehey, one of my favorite pubs reopening, just the Nags head to bring back now, shame it got knocked down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Ashcroft Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Was a great pub till the brewery screwed over Jeff and co 18 months ago. Real loss to the live music scene - something its has been famous for since the 20s when it used to be a jazz club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Sothoth Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Good link between Kelham circuit and The Ship too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longiesta Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 if you cant be bothered to click the link... The Shakespeare on Gibraltar Street (between West Bar and Kelham Island/ Shalesmoor), remains closed and boarded up after Punch Taverns decided they didn’t want it anymore and put it up for sale. However, the pub has been bought by William Wagstaff, who is the landlord of the New Beehive Inn at Bradford. This was a pub in a sorry state when he took it over in 1989 and he has spent the last 22 years restoring it! William suggests he is obviously a sucker for punishment but can think of nothing more important or satisfying than giving an endangered pub a new lease of life. He promises the Shakespeare is in a safe pair of hands and will not lack for the much needed investment and enthusiasm. The Shakespeare is to become a cask ale pub with the same policy as the other Don Valley pubs, which of course is to offer a wide range of largely micro brewery products. The pub is to be restored as close as possible to its original form as well as extending the drinking areas and bringing the archway from an outside to an inside area. As you can imagine, one man cannot run two pubs in different cities, so they are looking to recruit a manager for the Shakespeare that shares the owner’s vision for the pub. If you would be interested in the job please contact William Wagstaff by phone on 07984 759119 or email at newbeehiveinn@talk21.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggi Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 And maybe it will be open in time for Tramlines... http://www.tramlines.org.uk/2011/05/shakespeare-pub-reopening/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I notice the owner's name is William Wagstaff, which given the way names were written in those days, is the same name as 'William Shakespeare'. I wonder if that influenced his choice of pub at all. Anyway, it was a good pub in its last incarnation and the building clearly has a lot of potential, so I look forward to it. The one he has in Bradford looks very nice in the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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