Double-pile under slate roofs with dentilated eaves to the front elevation, Flemish bond to gable ends to Newdigate Street. One gable has street-level opening probably to the cellar. Chimney stack is a later adding with extra brickwork this infilled between the two roofs. Timber vertical sash windows to first floor. Ground floor has later refronted with dentilated canopy over two bays and central door. Front is tiles to the ground floor green-glazed tiles laid horizontally to the wall and vertical over the windows forming splayed headers. (1)
A sign on the exterior of the pub claims that it is named for the tollbar gate which stood near
here on the Nottingham to Kimberley Turnpike. Known as the Chapel Bar, the stone building
being demolished in 1875. The Gate Inn has an impressive green tiled faience on the ground floor
front elevation, probably an early 20th century, pre-WW I feature. See Picture the Past,
DCHQ503528, for an undated early 20th century (circa 1900 - 1910) photo entitled “Chapel Bar,
Kimberley” with faience tiles in place and “Hardy’s Ales and Stouts” sign above the door, premerger
with Hansons. (2)

<1> J Buckley (NCC), Observations by Janine Buckley MA (NCC) (Personal comment). SNT5239.

<2> CAMRA Nottingham, n.d, Surviving Hanovarian Pubs in the Borough of Broxtowe (Unpublished document). SNT5340.