Building record MNT28006 - The Turk's Head

Summary

Public house opened in 1939. J Haslam & Sons.

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 70718 81157 (15m by 21m)
Map sheet SK78SW
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish East Retford, Bassetlaw

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Full Description

Public House designed in Tudor Gothic style built in 1939. Designed by J Haslam & Sons for Sheffield brewers S H Ward & Co. On the site of the former coaching inn of the same name.

Rebuilt 1936 [actually 1939) of stone with Brewers Tudor first floor and a coaching arch on the left – an ex Wards of Sheffield pub. It retains most of its original 1930s fittings…Front door lobby has inner doors to Smoke Room left and Public Bar right…A door on the right hand side of the building leads to a lobby with 1930s tiling on the dado and the original inner door looks like it led to a still remaining off sales hatch in the servery. Throughout the pub the walls have oak fielded panelling to picture-frame height. At the front on both the left and right are two original wood surround with copper interiors fireplaces – note the Turk's head symbol on the copper canopy. There are baffles at the end of the original fixed seating in both parts. The counter is the original fielded panelling one as is the bar back fitting…The rear area now acts as a pool room with a parquet floor, an original wood surround, copper interior with two service bells above, more original fixed seating but in the wall on the left is a gap in the wall (was originally a sliding screen?) that is now used for a food servery. The rare pub game of Ring the Bull is played here. (2)


<2> 2024, CAMRA Pub Heritage: Historic Pub Interiors (Website). SNT5501.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <2> Website: 2024. CAMRA Pub Heritage: Historic Pub Interiors.

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Record last edited

Jan 15 2024 4:43PM

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