Hull Pub News
taken mainly from the Open Meetings
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Hull Pub Newstaken mainly from the Open Meetings |
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Bay Horse (Wincolmlee): The temporary manager leaves on Tuesday 11th November and the pub will be taken over by the new licensee on the same day. Further information will be sought.
Dairycoates (Hessle Road): It was reported that there was some building work being done to left hand side of the pub.
Drake (Bodmin Road): The new licensee is Linda Dinsdale.
Highland Laddie (Southcoates Lane): No real ale, but rumours of closure have been denied.
Hop & Vine (Albion Street): A beer festival will be held from Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd November. There will be 10 beers including some from local breweries and champion beers.
Inkerman Tavern (Alfred Street) The pub is selling cask Tetley Bitter at £2.30 a pint. Chris asked the members to visit and try it, and encourage its retention. If it goes well Black Sheep Bitter may be added.
King’s Arms (Witham): It has been closed for a long time but is about to re-open under the guise of ‘Mucky Murphy’s’. Just when we thought the pseudo Irish theme craze was dead!
Lyrics (Trinity House Lane): Formerly the Hogshead and soon to reopen, the bar is advertising “cask conditioned ales” on the windows.
Manor Farm (Willerby Road): The licence has reverted to Orchid Pubs (Zeus) Ltd
Master’s Bar (Jameson Street): Old Speckled Hen has replaced the Tetley’s and is £2.40 a pint. Black Sheep Bitter is also available at £2.30 a pint. Chris said that he was grateful that someone had rang him on the 20th Oct and had left a message about it. He encouraged the members to visit - the Branch Committee would be holding their November meeting there in the upstairs room.
New Griffin (Anlaby Road): After a recent report of closure, and then of reopening, the pub has a new licensee called Paul Metcalfe.
Olde White Harte (Silver Street): The pub is selling Fuller’s London Pride in place of Caledonian 80/- and Theakston’s Old Peculier has returned after a brief absence due to a quality problem at the brewery.
Reindeer (Southcoates Lane): The lease has been purchased by Mark Chatwin. It still sells Black Sheep Bitter at £2 per pint. Members were encouraged to visit.
Ruscadors (Queen Street): John Smith’s cask has been removed and is to be replaced with another cask bitter. London Pride is going well and is staying. Keg Chestnut Mild is currently on handpump and Chris had asked for its relegation to electric font. However it is said not to be going well and may be removed altogether.
Sandringham (Paragon Street): The pub has reopened after refurbishment. The layout is basically unchanged but the bench seating under the window has been removed and old wood panelling and the serving bar have been replaced with less traditional style. Christine Rankin is the new licensee and she is selling Tetley Bitter at £2.50 per pint. Members were asked to visit and report their views on the beer quality and refurbishment.
Savoy (Savoy Road): The pub is due to re-open in November under new licensees Mick Spurr & Kelly Wilson. It is unknown at this point if real ale is to be reintroduced.
Walters (Scale Lane): The upstairs bar is now open with eight handpumps. Two more are to be added downstairs too to make ten there. The upstairs is open on Fri & Sat evenings and for functions during the week. It is split-level with the bar on the upper level.
Waterloo (Great Union Street): The pub has begun trading again (the Council never knew it had ceased!). David Litten had called in recently and had reported that there was no real ale on sale.
Albert Hotel (Anlaby Road): The new licensee is Colin Antcliffe.
Durty Nelly’s (High Street): The pub is selling lots of Everards Tiger (probably because of Hull City’s success) and has recently had Black Sheep Ale and Wychwood Hobgoblin. Landlord Chris Saddington would be interested in hosting our meetings when they don’t clash with music nights.
Endike (Endike Lane): Winking Beaver no longer have the lease.
Fiveways (Boothferry Road): The licence is now in the name of ‘Fiveways Public House Ltd’ of the pub’s address. The company was formerly known as Kingsley Windows Ltd and changed its name in August.
Goat & Compass (Falkland Road): The new licensee is Carla Knutson.
Green Man (Holderness Road): The former bar is presently being converted into retail units.
Highland Laddie (Southcoates Lane): The pub is rumoured to be closing in the near future.
Hole In The Wall (Spring Bank): Prices have gone up by 10p a pint as from today.
Masters Bar (Jameson Street): The licence has now transferred to Mark Farmer. Two handpumps have been installed and cask ale should be available from this weekend. Reports needed please.
Mission (Posterngate): All the pint and half pint beer glasses have been removed and sent back to the brewery for redistribution to their other pubs. They have been replaced with polycarbonate drinking vessels, so we will not be able to use the venue for CAMRA open meetings anymore.
Pelican (James Reckitt Avenue): The new licensees are Phillip and Dean Hoggard. The pub is rumoured to have cask ale on, so reports are needed please.
Ruscadors (Queen Street): The pub has Fullers London Pride but there is a question mark over a handpump displaying keg Chestnut Mild.
Sailmakers Arms (High Street): The new tenants are to reintroduce real ale. Major changes to the front external area are planned. It might be a possible future venue for CAMRA meetings.
Sandringham (Paragon Street): The pub is due to re-open in about 3 weeks. Admiral Taverns have a new tenant (not known who yet). Work is under way which sadly seems to be gutting the place. It is not a Listed Building therefore does not have any statutory protection.
Ship Inn (Sutton): The pub has been reported as being closed and boarded up.
Walters (Scale Lane): Alan Murphy is creating a first floor bar with about 8 handpumps. It may be useable for CAMRA meetings.
Barracuda Bar (Lowgate): Two handpumps have been in use since the 29th August and Theakston’s Bitter and Wells Bombardier were two of the first beers available.
Burlington Tavern (Manor Street): Draught Bass may be reintroduced, but not in the near future.
Dairycoates Inn (Hessle Road): Bridget Murrey is still running the pub (on her own now, hence licensing change to Marston’s in the interim). The weekly changing real ale (from the Marston’s in house or guest list range) is going well and a second line has been installed. In the near future the nitro-keg version of Jennings Bitter will be replaced with the cask version.
Hop & Vine (Albion Street): Alan said that he had received a number of complaints recently about the temperature of the real ale at the pub. Stewart said that he was aware of the problem and he had sent an e-mail out to the Active Members Group apologising. He had also explained what he had already done to rectify the problem and what he intended to do in the future. The apology and his intended action to rectify the problem were repeated to the meeting. Alan asked Stewart to keep him informed of work carried out and asked members to give feedback direct to Stewart.
Inkerman Tavern (Alfred Street): The pub has had a line installed and has a handpump awaiting connection. Black Sheep Bitter will be tried to see if there is a market for real ale.
King’s Arms (Witham): Workmen have been spotted in the building.
Kingston Hotel (Trinity House Lane): The real ale has been removed.
Master’s Bar (South Street): The ‘For Lease’ sign has been removed and scaffolding and workers signify that the delayed refurbishment is underway. This should result in the two expected handpumps being installed soon.
Minerva Hotel (Nelson Street): The tenants (Tattershall Castle Group) have announced that the pub is to close indefinitely on Sunday 14th Sept. It was agreed that a wake should be held on the last day from 2.00 pm until 4.00 pm. Members were requested to wear an item of black clothing if possible and Paul Ashton agreed to make a small coffin to display in the pub during the wake to commemorate the pub’s closure and to help with publicity (see also Pub Preservation – Item 6a).
Olde Black Boy (High Street): The pub is now open lunchtimes except Mon & Tue.
Park (Beverley Road): The pub has suddenly closed and is boarded up.
Quayside (Princes Dock Side): It is now signed ‘Leonardo’s @ Quayside’ and promoting coffee. Still has real ale though - Theakston’s Bitter.
Schnapps Bar (Posterngate): Workmen have been spotted in the building.
Spring Bank Tavern (Spring Bank): The pub has had no real ale on a few occasions recently.
Tap & Spile (Spring Bank) has now been signed ‘The Tap on Spring Bank’
Walters (Scale Lane): Two more handpumps are to be installed on the bar.
Wassand Arms (Wassand Street). The owner has no plans to reopen or sell. She intends to keep it ‘mothballed’ for the foreseeable future.
Waterloo Tavern (Great Union Street). The pub has recently reopened.
White Hart (Alfred Gelder Street): The pub is due to re-open on the 13th Sept but with no real ale. There are plans to recreate 2 rooms. The new owner wants to turn the rear room into a ‘student bar’ and the front room into an ‘exclusive professionals bar’ with restricted access.
Yorkshireman (Lombard Street): The pub has Draught Bass as a regular plus occasional guest, recently Black Sheep Bitter. Chris & Joyce (ex Old English Gentleman & Punch) are working there but do not hold the licence.
Dairycoates (Hessle Road): The pub’s license has reverted to Marston’s.
Green Man (Holderness Road): The bar was de-licensed in June 2008.
Hockney’s (Beverley Road): The pub is closed and the windows have been boarded up.
Master’s Bar (South Street): The promised handpumps have not yet been installed.
Ruscadors (Queen Street): The former ‘Heritage’ has opened and is selling John Smith’s Bitter at £2.80.
Wheelhouse (Beverley Road): There is presently no real ale but may have in the future.
Yorkshireman (Lombard Street): The pub had recently been selling Black Sheep Bitter.
Burlington Tavern (Manor Street): The pub is advertising that it is under new management.
Minerva Hotel (Nelson Street): The pub will remain open until at least the end of September but reports on the beer quality and choice have ranged from very good to very poor.
Nightjar (Tiverton Road): The license has reverted to the owner, Enterprise Inns.
Olde Black Boy (High Street): Dean Kirk and Paul Crosskill, the current tenants of the nearby George Hotel, have recently taken on the lease.
Olde White Harte (Silver Street): The chef, who ran the first floor restaurant business, has recently left.
Quayside (Princes Dock Street): The license has reverted to the owner, Enterprise Inns.
Ship Inn (Ann Watson Street): Despite earlier reports, the pub is not currently selling real ale.
Wassand Arms (Wassand Street): The pub was reported as being closed.
Waterloo Tavern (Great Union Street): The boarding has been removed from the front of the pub and that might indicate that the pub has either reopened or is about to – Chris Robertson to investigate.
Apollo (Holderness Road); Chris had visited recently and discovered that Marston’s Pedigree was available. However, it was served too cold.
Master’s Bar (South Street): Mark Farmer, the current licensee, has only been there for a few weeks and says that the lease on the pub is still being advertised by Enterprise Inns because he has not yet signed the lease agreement. He is prepared to do so when the company has fulfilled their promise to carry out a minor refurbishment in about a month's time. The pub will remain open during the refurbishment. It will include the installation of 2 handpumps on which he will sell one regular beer from Scottish Courage and one changing beer from Scottish Courage.
Minerva Hotel (Nelson Street): The leaseholders, Tattershall Castle Holdings, cancelled their plans to close the pub on the 25th May, following a request by Alan on behalf of the Branch.
Olde Black Boy (High Street): Steve, the current tenant, has said that the lease on the pub is being advertised by Enterprise Inns because he has not yet committed to an extension beyond 1 year. He says that this is because the company has not kept its promise to carry out improvements such as the repair of the heating system that failed at Christmas. He wants to stay and has aims e.g. to offer more food (also currently suspended due to outstanding kitchen works apparently).
Old Blue Bell (Market Place): Barman Tom Townend has been the acting manager for over a month. The licensee of the Rugby Tavern (Paul) is nominally covering both pending Tom obtaining his personal licence and he, or someone else, is appointed to take over the pub.
Inkerman Tavern (Alfred Street): The licensee is called Arthur Worfolk and although no real ale is available at the moment Chris said that he though some more pressure from others might help to get it introduced.
Wetherspoon’s: The pub company had submitted an application to convert the former Kwik Save store on Hessle Road into one of their pubs. A decision on the application was due to be made today by the planning committee.
Wheelhouse (Beverley Road): Bass has been on sale for the last 2 or 3 weeks but it might not be in the future as Now Then Pubs Limited (Beverley) have given up the lease. The pub is owned by Enterprise Inns and they are already advertising that the lease is for sale.
Whittington & Cat (Commercial Road): The pub re-opened on 22nd May with the ubiquitous Sue Perkins as licensee. There is no real ale at the moment and will only be added "if there is demand". It seems very food orientated and the back room is set out more as a restaurant e.g. no beer pumps of any description on the back bar, covered tables set out etc. The leather seating has been restored in royal blue. The walls have been papered/painted in a creamy colour. The old pictures seem to have gone with a few replacements installed but it looked a bit sparse. However as far as I could see there has been no 'knocking about'.
Green Bricks (Humber Dock Street): The pub appears to be still selling one guest beer.
Hop & Vine (Albion Street): Stewart reported that they had installed an air conditioning unit in the cellar and was using ice packs on the casks.
Mill (Holderness Road): The sails have been replaced on the windmill following earlier damage.
Minerva Hotel (Nelson Street): The leaseholders, Tattershall Castle Holdings, have surprisingly announced that they are closing the pub on the 25th May. Initial reports suggest that it might not reopen for two years.
Reindeer (Southcoates Lane): The pub is selling Black Sheep Bitter for £2.00 a pint.
Ravenser (Southcoates Lane): The pub is selling Tetley Mild and Tetley Bitter. It was recently voted Punch’s best community pub.
Spring Bank Tavern (Spring Bank): The pub has reopened after refurbishment with a new blue coloured exterior and six handpumps have been retained.
St John’s Hotel (Queen’s Road): It was reported that long-term leaseholder, Frank, had decided to stay after the last of a string of prospective buyers had pulled out.
Albion (Caroline Street): The pub is for sale freehold at £175,000.
Bank (Holderness Road): The owner's appeal to retain the new signage has been dismissed.
Barrowman (Hotham Road): The pub's licence has reverted to Admiral Taverns.
Botanic (Spring Bank): The 'for lease' sign has been removed.
Bull (Beverley Road): The pub is presently closed.
Editorial (Spring Bank): The former bar has re-opened under the name of 'The Square' – described externally as a 'Licensed Coffee Bar' with opening hours of 10am-7pm Mon-Wed; 10am-8pm Thu and 10am-midnight Fri-Sat. Closed Sun.
Greenwood (Greenwood Ave): The new licensee is called Alistair Darroch.
Hockneys (Beverley Road): The new licensee is called Christopher Culpan.
Kingston Tavern (Paragon Street): The former 'Yates' has been sold to The High Street Pub Company (possibly as part of large sell off by Laurel Pub Co.).
Lord Charles (Annandale Road): The pub is presently closed. The licensee also has the Grange (Grange Rd) and is understood to have recently taken on the White Horse (Carr Lane).
Magma (Chapel Street): The bar has changed its name to Sgt Peppers.
National (National Avenue): The two rooms have now been knocked into one large room. Three real ales are available.
Oyster Catcher (Kingswood): Approval for internal alterations has been given, apparently to accommodate a new carvery
Rose Hotel (Beverley Road): The pub is presently boarded up.
Sandringham (Paragon Street): The pub's lease is for sale.
Sharkeys (George Street): Approval has been given for internal alterations to include a dance floor and DJ box with the licence amended for dancing.
Tap & Spile (Spring Bank): The pub has a 'for lease' sign.
Waterloo (Great Union Street): The pub is presently closed and boarded up.
Wheelhouse (Beverley Road): The pub presently has no real ale but is advertising 'traditional ales'.
White Hart (Alfred Gelder Street): The pub now has no handpumps. Its new owner is believed to be a lady called Sue and it is thought that she has also acquired the Whittington & Cat in Hull.
White Room (Stoneferry Road): Neil Birch visited the former pub and found a number of foreign builders working on the inside. However, he was not able to find out if it would be reopening as a pub or club.
Abbey Hotel (Coronation Road North): The pub is presently closed and boarded up.
Anchor Inn (Southcoates Lane): The pub (presently closed and boarded up) is now for sale freehold and it is expected that it will be purchased with a view to development into flats.
Avenue (Chanterlands Avenue): Black Sheep Best Biter and Draught Bass are currently available and the new licensee has said that he is keen to add a guest beer.
Black Boy (High Street): The tenants are going to give the business a year to see how trade goes before deciding whether to stay or go.
Hogshead (Trinity House Lane): The pub is presently closed and has been sold. It is thought that it is unlikely that it will reopen as a pub.
Manor Farm (Willerby Road): Caledonian Deuchars IPA and Charles Wells Bombardier are presently available.
Masters Bar (Jameson Street): The lease on the pub is presently being advertised for sale.
Minerva (Nelson Street): Tetley Bitter is now available again as a regular beer.
Ship (Anne Watson Street): The pub is presently selling two real ales including Bombardier.
Station (Beverley Road): Tony Garrett had visited recently and found the Old Mill Bitter to be in poor condition. However, the Springs Eternal (seasonal beer) had just come on and was good. The licensee offers a seasonal beer in the first or second week of the month only.
Walters (Scale Lane): The pub continues to impress and presently has two Milestone beers and two Springhead beers amongst the guests.
Whalebone (Wincolmlee): A beer from the White Horse Brewery was presently available.
White Room (Stoneferry Road): Work is going on inside but it is not known if it is with a view to reopening as a bar/club. There was some concern expressed about the glass Anchor Ales sign that is on the outside. Neil Birch said that he would call and try and find out more.
Anchor Inn (Southcoates Lane): The pub was boarded up on Christmas Eve.
Bull (Beverley Road): It was reported that the current licensee is leaving.
Black Boy (High Street): The licensee is considering giving his notice to leave.
Green Man (Holderness Road): The pub appears to be permanently closed at the moment.
Marley's (Holderness Road): The pub is presently selling Boddington's Bitter and Tetley Bitter.
Nags Head (Newland Avenue): It was reported that the pub is for sale freehold.
National (National Avenue): The pub is due to reopen after refurbishment in a week's time.
Rising Sun (Mizzen Road): The lease on the pub is still being offered for sale.
Walters (Scale Lane): The pub is selling a beer for £1.50 on a regular basis – Great Newsome Yule Do recently.
Albion (Caroline Street): The pub is still closed and boarded up.
Editorial (Spring Bank): According to a notice on the pub it has now been let.
Hop & Vine (Albion Street): Repairs to the ceiling have been delayed and therefore the bar may not reopen on Monday 14th January as planned. The next delivery of 12 real ciders will include CAMRA’s Champion Cider and Perry of the Year 2007. Sales of real cider are so good that the keg Strongbow Cider is to be removed.
National (National Avenue): The pub is currently closed for refurbishment.
Old Zoological (Princess Avenue): The licensee has recently acquired Cask Marque accreditation.
Sailmaker’s (High Street): It was reported that the licensee/manager had died recently, aged 55.
Three Tuns (Boothferry Road): The pub has been boarded up since the flooding last year.
Wheelhouse (Beverley Road): The pub had now reopened after delayed refurbishment.
White Hart (Alfred Gelder Street): The pub is now being offered for sale.
Duke of Edinburgh (Great Union Street): Paul Sims is the new licensee.
Falcon (Falkland Road): The pub had recently been redecorated.
Fusion (Cottingham Road): The new café bar has opened next to the existing Tru café bar.
Marley’s (Holderness Road): The former Jesmond Club is to open on the 20th December.
Station (Beverley Road): The pub is presently selling Old Mill Bitter and a monthly special. The licensee appears to be very keen but reports received on the beer quality have been very mixed.
Sykes Inn (Wellington Street): The pub has been closed for about 40 years and is to be demolished as part of the redevelopment plans for the area.
Black Boy (High Street): The former licensee put the bench seating back in the rear room before he left (as promised) and the new tenants seem to be happy to leave it in.
Bull Hotel (Beverley Road): A number of members had expressed disappointment that the pub had not had any real ale available when they had visited recently.
Dairycoates Arms (Hessle Road): Black Sheep Bitter had been on sale recently and the licensee had indicated that in the future they might have Jennings Cumberland on regularly and possibly also a changing guest beer.
Heritage (Queen Street): The lease is currently being advertised for sale by S&N.
Hop & Vine (Albion Street): A small beer & cider festival starts 8th Nov and runs until Sunday (11th) with 10 real ales and 4 ciders.
Jesmond Arms (Holderness Road): Internal structural work is currently taking place.
Kings Ale House (King Street): The pub is presently displaying a poster advertising for a new manager.
Spring Bank Tavern (Spring Bank): The pub has a new tenant and he has said that he wants to reintroduce food. The pub is to undergo a refurbishment.
Station (Beverley Road): A new licensee (previously at the White Horse in Hull) had taken over at the end of August. Unfortunately initial reports had suggested that the beer quality was poor.
Wheelhouse (Beverley Road): There is currently a large amount of scaffolding on the pub.
Albion (Caroline Street): The pub is owned by the Discovery Pub Co. (Piccadilly Licensed Properties) and is presently closed and boarded up. S&N are advertising that the lease is for sale.
Bank (Holderness Road): The pub is presently closed but there is a notice on it advising that there will be a grand reopening on Friday.
Bull Hotel (Beverley Road): Six handpumps have now been installed in the rear room with three of them displaying pump clips for Tetley Bitter, Black Sheep Bitter and Greene King Old Speckled Hen. No real ale is actually available yet but the licensee has said that it should be on next week.
Burlington Tavern (Mason Street): Pete Wilson is the new tenant.
Green Man (Holderness Road): The pub is now only open at weekends
Halfway (Hessle Road): A number of the windows are presently boarded up but the pub is still trading.
Hop & Vine (Albion Street): A small beer and cider festival is to be held from the 8th – 11th November with 10 real ales and 4 ciders. It is hoped that the category winners in the recent Champion Beer of Britain awards will be included.A new cooler has been purchased for the cellar. It will be installed as soon as possible, and when it has been, the real cider will be moved from behind the bar into the cellar.
Jesmond Arms (Holderness Road): The pub is undergoing a £200,000 refurbishment and is expected to be renamed. The tenants of the Falcon in Hull (Keith French and Michaela Thurston) are taking the lease and Michaela will manage the pub. Lees Bitter and another real ale will be available.
Walter's (Scale Lane): The introductory offer of £1.60 a pint for real ale between Sunday and Thursday has been withdrawn. The prices are still thought to be reasonable at £1.90 – £2.20).
White Hart (Alfred Gelder Street): The pub's lease is being advertised by S&N on behalf of the Discovery Pub Company. However, the temporary licensee has advised that he has received a letter to say that the pub is to close and will be offered for sale freehold.
White Room (Cleveland Street): The former Full Measure has had all the internal fixtures and fittings removed and is being offered for sale freehold through Scott's for £95,000.
Whittington & Cat (Commercial Road): The pub is thought to be owned by Piccadilly Licensed Properties. It is presently closed, boarded up, and is being offered for sale freehold.
Bull Hotel (Beverley Road): The pub has reopened. Six handpumps are to be installed in the rear 'real ale' bar next week.
Hop & Vine (Albion street): The cellar bar will be closed for 10 days from 10th – 19th September to have a new floor fitted and other minor alterations carried out.
Minerva Hotel (Nelson Street): The current tenant, Adam Brailsford, is now leaving on the 24th October.
Olde White Harte (Silver Street): Theakston Bitter has replaced the Charles Wells Bombardier as a regular beer.
Station Hotel (Beverley Road): The Old Mill Old Curiosity has been removed and the brewery's seasonal beers will be sold instead.
White Hart (Alfred Gelder Street): The pub sold real ale during the recently Sea Shanty festival and it had gone very well. The temporary licensee is introducing folk nights on the first Friday of the month and it is thought that real ale will be available on those nights.
White Room (Cleveland Street): The former Full Measure is being offered for sale by auction. The attractive Hull Brewery Glass advert is thought to still exist behind more recent boarding.
Bull Hotel (Beverley Road): The pub is presently closed and being refurbished.
Dairycoates Inn (Hessle Road): A Jennings beer is now on sale.
Old Black Boy (High Street): Licensees Alan and Chris have now left and are apparently going to take on Venn on Scale Lane, and not the Oberon as initially thought.
Whittington & Cat (Commercial Road): It appears that the pub may be one of a number in the area that have been sold by Marston's to Scottish & Newcastle.
Bay Horse (Wincolmlee): The new licensees are called Paul and Michelle Irvine and they have come to Hull from the Sportsman's in Caergeiliog (Anglesey). They were there for 12 months and 1 day, and unfortunately were not made to feel welcome by the local community.
Dover Sole (Hessle Road): The pub has recently re-opened after a spell of closure.
Highway (Willerby Road): The licensee has said that the pub is to reintroduce a real ale.
Old Grey Mare (Cottingham Road): The licensee has just been awarded the Cask Marque.
Premier Bar (Anlaby Road): The pub is presently closed.
Quayside (Princes Dock Street): The pub is presently closed for refurbishmnent and is due to reopen later this month.
White Room (Stoneferry Road): The pub is presently closed.
Wildfowler (Willerby Road): It appears that the pub might be changing its name to 'Manor Farm' according to signage currently being displayed.
Earle De Grey (Castle Street): The pub has been purchased by Henderson Global Investors. They own the Princess Quay Shopping Centre, and are the developers of the new Quay West. According to the company’s website the building will be maintained in the new development but it does not state if it will be retained as a pub.
Editorial Inn (Spring Bank): The pub is now for sale only; leasehold is no longer an option.
Minerva Hotel (Nelson Street): Theakston’s Best Bitter has replaced the Taylor’s Landlord as a permanent beer. However, the Taylor’s Landlord will still appear as a regular guest.
Spring Bank Tavern (Spring Bank): A report had been received that Punch had purchased the pub from the Marston’s Pub Company. However, this report had not been confirmed.
Station (Beverley Road): Old Mill Old Curiosity has replaced the Old Mill Mild.
Blue Bell (Market Place): The current manager has gone on long-term sick ahead of his retirement and is not expected to resume. A relief manager is currently in charge.
Durty Nellie’s (High Street): The pub has had three real ales on recently, Durty Nellie’s Ale (thought to be Tetley Bitter), Black Sheep Bitter and Hobgoblin.
George (Land of Green Ginger): The pub will be open from noon everyday from 30 April. Food served 12-3. Dean has been offered the lease on the Quayside in addition to George.
Hop & Vine (Albion Street): The bar will be the subject of an article in The Guide (Sat. May 5th) – a Hull Daily Mail supplement. 64 different real ales have been sold to date after 6 months trading.
Kings Ale House (King Street): The pub is now under the tenancy of Kelly Cheeseman from the New Clarence.
Punch Hotel (Queen Victoria Square): The license has been taken by Lee Kirman of the Kingston Hotel. He intends to keep two real ales on.
Wellington Inn (Russell Street): They are considering closing on Monday-Thursday afternoons from September. However, no decision has been made yet.
White Hart (Alfred Gelder Street): The new tenants have been in residence for 4 weeks. They tried Jennings Golden Host the week after they took on the pub but it didn’t sell. This was probably due to know-one knowing that they were open – the ‘To Let’ sign is still on the front of pub.
Whittington & Cat (Commercial Road): There is no real ale yet but there should be soon.
Bull Hotel (Beverley Road): Admiral Taverns are advertising that the tenancy is available for an ingoing of around £10,000.
East Riding (Cannon Street): The pub appears to only be open for a few hours a week.
Heritage (Queen Street): The pub is currently closed and the windows are boarded up.
Minerva Hotel (Nelson Street): Stewart advised that the current licensee (Adam Brailsford) is now not leaving as was presently reported.
Punch Hotel (Queen Victoria Square): Chris and Joyce surrender the lease on the Wednesday before Easter. They have said that they are going to have six months off before deciding whether to return to the trade. The pub's owner, Marston's, appear to have put a temporary manager in but it seems to be closed most of the time.
White Harte (Alfred Gelder Street): The pub has reopened and is reportedly selling real ale.
Editorial Inn (Spring Bank): The pub's lease is currently being offered for sale but the owner (Danny Banks) is also willing to accept offers on the sale of the property freehold.
Halfway (Spring Bank West): The pub is presently being refurbished.
Kings Ale House (King Street): Licensee Dave O'Mally is leaving and the pub is to revert back into Punch Taverns control.
White Hart (Alfred Gelder Street): The pub has reopened and is selling real ale.
Whittington & Cat (Commercial Road): The pub is to undergo a cellar refurbishment and the new licensee has stated that they will then be introducing three regular beers and two guest beers.
Circus Circus (Spencer Street): The pub was reported as presently being closed.
Garbutt's (Princes Avenue): It appears that the never-used handpumps have been removed.
Minerva Hotel (Nelson Street): The current licensee, Adam Brailsford, is leaving in the next few weeks to take a pub in Rotherham.
Parkers (Anlaby Road): The pub is presently closed undergoing refurbishment.
Spring Bank Tavern (Spring Bank): The lease is currently being advertised for sale.
Viking (Shannon Road): Demolition work may be currently taking place.
Wellington Inn (Russell Street): A planning application had been submitted to build a two-storey, 10-bedroom motel, on the rear of the pub and a single-storey kitchen extension on the RH side.
White Hart (Alfred Gelder Street): It had been reported that the pub would be reopening soon with a new licensee.
Mill (Holderness Road): The pub has reopened following repair work after one of the sails had blown off in a recent gale. All the sails have been removed but are expected to be refitted soon.
Bull (Beverley Road): The pub unexpectedly closed for a week but has now reopened.
Bull & Bush (Green Lane): The licensee has introduced real ale (presently Tetley Bitter and Black Sheep Bitter) and is trying to return the pub back to a more "traditional" atmosphere.
Wassand Arms (Wassand Street): The pub reopened on the 1st February and is selling two real ales. One room is specifically aimed at drinkers and the other room at diners. There is also a restaurant on the first floor.
New Bar (Princes Avenue): A planning application has been submitted to convert the former Cattle Holdings premises (opposite the Old Zoological) into a café bar.
Wassand Arms (Wassand Street) : First visitors report that There was some last minute electrical work being done, so it wasn't completely ready as yet. It's quite tastefully done inside, with the separate public bar as planned.
The initial cask ales on offer were Boddingtons, (a rare cask beer in this area) Landlord, plus a third handpump ready for Draught Bass. None of the beers are permanent - they will see what the customers want.
Wassand Arms (Wassand Street) : This is situated in Wassand Street; a commercial/industrial area just off Hessle Road.
Sue Perkins is the new owner of the pub. She also has the Railway at New Ellerby.
She advises us that the pub is reopening on the 1st February and will have one regular real ale (possibly Tetley's) and one changing guest beer. The bar manager (Mark Hill) that she is employing is apparently keen on real ale.
She wants to use one room as a proper drinking room and the other as a dining room. There is also a dining room upstairs. Because of the pub's location she may close at 8 or 9 pm on an evening but she will see how things go.
Whittington & Cat (Commercial Road): The pub is no longer selling real ale.
East Riding (Cannon Street): It was confirmed that the pub had reopened and had been gutted inside. Two handpumps had been installed but no real ale was available at the moment.
Highway (Willerby Road): Real ale is to be introduced in the next few months.
Minerva (Nelson Street): Tetley Bitter has been removed and the prices have been increased.
Britanic (Spring Bank): The lease on the pub is for sale at £50,000.
Nag's Head (Newland Avenue): Following the recent acquisition by Scottish Courage the pub is now selling real ale. Theakston's Bitter and Courage Directors have been available recently.
Black Boy (High Street): Alan, the current tenant, is due to leave when his lease runs out in April. He is looking to buy a pub in Hull and has viewed the long narrow former warehouse opposite.
Wildfowler (Willerby Road): Tim and Sheila Smith sell Tetley Bitter and a changing guest which was Bateman's Rosey Nosey recently. The pub is part of the Orchid Group and a refurbishment is planned soon. It is hoped that more handpumps will be put in.
Hop & Vine (Albion Street): It has now been open a month under its new name and under its new tenants, Stewart Campbell and Janet Rowan. 13 different real ales have been sold in that time. Current opening hours are 11-11.
Whittington & Cat (Commercial Road): The pub has had no real ale for about 3 weeks. New handpumps and/or a change from spears to horizontal stillage have been suggested as reasons for this.
East Riding (Cannon Street): It was reported that the pub is due to reopen before Xmas.
City Hotel (Alfred Gelder Street): Two real ales are normally available - usually Deuchars IPA and Bombardier.
Punch Hotel (Queen Victoria Square): It was reported that on a recent visit there had been no real ale available.
Burlington Tavern (Manor Street): The pub had a new licensee but it was unclear if the actual pub, or just the tenancy, had been sold.
Hop & Vine (Albion Street): The pub opened on Monday 6th November as planned and has two changing guest beers. Tom Robinson was the first customer, quickly followed by CAMRA members Selina Barras, Dave Litten and Chris Robertson. Current opening hours are 11-11.
Durty Nellie's (High Street): The house beer, that used to be Toby Bitter some time ago, is now thought to be Tetley Bitter.
Sailmaker's (St Andrews Quay): The bar and restaurant has been taken over by Spirit Group.
Wassand Arms (Wassand Street): The pub is being renovated inside. Food is to be introduced and be a prominent feature. It is due to reopen in January.
Prince Regent (Anlaby Road): The pub has been refurbished and is now called Horners.
Dukes (Prince's Avenue): The café bar is having new signage put up.
Whittington & Cat (Commercial Road): The pub has a new manager.
Pelican (James Reckitt Avenue): Andrea Greyburn (previously at the Whittington & Cat) is the new licensee of the pub. It was reported that two handpumps are going to be installed.
The George Hotel (Land of Green Ginger): Dean Kirk (previously at the White Hart in Hull) has now taken on the lease and up to three real ales are available.
The Vine (Albion Street): Stewart Campbell & Janet Rowan have taken on the lease and are to re-name it the Hop & Vine. It will open on Monday 6th November with two changing guest beers.
Bull (Beverley Road): The pub did not reopen when expected due to not having a licence. However, this is expected to be sorted out in the near future.