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Former Oakwell Brewery pub, which closed in June 2013, but now independently owned. Refurbished and re-opened in September 2015. Rear conservatory makes the most of any sunshine and can double as a meeting room. Reasonably priced food is served daily. A genuine traditional back street local, complete with its own caves. Pool table in rear bar.
Historic Interest
Originally the Smith's Arms, this pub is an inter war rebuild of an earlier pub of the same name (Whitworth 2010). The name changed and was the Lamp for many years before recently becoming the New Castle. The name Lamp derived from the old nickname for the pub, the Red-Light House because of the red lamp above the front door at night. The current name reflects the proprietor's past association with the nearby pub, the Nottingham Castle, now known as the Nottingham Legend.
A Shipstone's house for a long while, it was then acquired by Barnsley's Oakwell Brewery, which sadly closed in 2013.
A beerhouse during the Victorian and early 20th century periods, in 1864 the publican was R.J. Messenger (Wright's Directory). It seems likely that the pub brewed its own beer on site, as it has a well in the double-storey cellars (Cave Ref. MNU1063), which have been lovingly re-opened by landlady Judith Birkett and her team. Presumably the cave callars pre-date the inter-war rebuild. Note the impressive wooden-beam barrel-hoist in the rear bar to give access to the cellars beneath.
The New Castle is in Nottingham City Council's Sneinton Market Conservation Area and has an entry on Nottingham Civic Society's Draft Local Heritage List (09 December 2013), which notes that the building was built in 1923 and was designed by architects WB Starr & Hall.
[Nottingham City Council, Dales Ward / Nottingham East Parliamentary Constituency]
A 1920s pub, ex Shipstone, now owned by Oakwell Brewery. Good polished stone windows. Two plain rooms, front and rear of servery. Lobby on the left; front and rear bars with a servery between.
This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 0 regular beers.
New Castle, Nottingham
Source: Local
Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals
Garden
Disabled Access
Dog Friendly
Function Room
Games
Separate Bar
Smoking
Wi Fi
Real Ale
Real Cider
LocAle
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