Nags Head, Pleasley

Built in 1935 by Hardys and Hanson’s of Kimberley behind the original pub so it is set back from the road. Good stone and timbered exterior with original leaded windows. It is a quality rebuild with lots of panelling, terrazzo tilling and panelled walls in three lobbies, and a tiled dado in a passageway. The off sales is situated on the far left of the pub and is still intact but no longer in use (there is also access from the rear left of the public bar).

On the left is the original public bar (has a ‘Saloon Bar’ on a panel on the bay window) which is no longer in use, except for functions and table tennis three nights a week. It has lost its original fixed seating (although the landlord does retain the section of seating that belongs around the bay window, so it could be re-instated). An additional door has been cut into one wall to make it easier to access the toilets. The room has a parquet floor, original bar counter (unable to see rest of servery as it is currently used for storage).

The bar (has a ‘Saloon Bar’ label on the door!) in the middle is now the main bar and has two sets of original 1930s fixed bench seating with a single surviving bell push. Originally served via a hatch, this was replaced with the present bar counter with its red Formica top in the 1960s. There is a passageway on the rear right with a dado of 1930s brown tiles with the toilets and cellar off it. The gents are nearly intact – only some of the dado wall tiles are modern.

The smoke room on the right retains its 1930s brick fireplace and original bench seating (has been boxed-in) with a baffle. The counter looks like the original 1935 one, as does the working clock (electric) but only the bottom part of the bar back is original, the top section looks more 1960s work. Original doors with leaded door glass which retain their room numbers - ‘1’ on the middle lounge; ‘2’ on the public bar; ‘4’ on a door to the passageway at rear; ‘5’ on the off sales; and ‘6’ on the cellar; only a ‘3’ on the right bar is missing, but the landlord says he may have it somewhere.

While in Pleasley visit the White Swan to see the remains of its 1930s refit.