Refurbishment
main pub, its outbuildings and outside spaceWe will be improving the pub's facilities and refurbishing the main building, its outbuildings and outside space over the next few years. We have lots of ideas, too many to do all at once so will be concentrating on the outside first - roof repairs, repointing, new signage, windows and doors, damp works and garden/fencing. At the same time we will be working with the Northumberland National Park's planning department to seek permissions for works to one of the outbuildings. We also hope to get the shop up and running during October.
Watch this space!
Refurbishment Updates
Refurbishing behind the bar
We are taking the opportunity during lockdown to refurbish behind the bar and create some more space
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Refurbishing the toilets
Our pub toilets will remain outside as there isn't enough space inside to relocate them. However, we
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Refurbishing the bar
We decided to use the Coronavirus lock down period to refurbish the bar and pool room, finishing it
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Converting the old brewery house
On the basis that we don't know how long the pub will need to stay closed (other than as an
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Under the floorboards
When lifting the floorboards for the rewire upstairs, we found quite a few old sockets and light
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Refurbishing the pool room
We have made a start on the pool room. We have taken the walls back to the original stone and
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Under the wallpaper
We have removed the wallpaper in the flat above the pub ready for plastering and found a note from
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Tidying up the large barn
It's going to be a while before we start work on the large barn at the rear of the pub's courtyard
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Replacing the windows
We have had new windows installed this week and are delighted with how they look! The bay window in
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Removing the old toilet
We have removed the old brick lean-to in the corner of the courtyard. It was once the pub's only
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Refurbishment of shop
We have refurbished the lean-to at the rear of the pub previously used for newspaper sales - and
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Refurbishment of first outbuilding
We have just finished the refurbishment of the first outbuilding at the pub, turning it into a
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Cobbles under the tarmac
It looks like there is a lovely cobbled courtyard underneath the tarmac! We have taken up a small
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Clearing the garden
We will be making a start clearing the garden at the rear of the pub this week. Our former
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Starting the repointing
We will be starting the repointing works of the pub this week, which will take a few weeks to
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A change of colour in the bar
We love the pub's quirkiness but aren't so keen on the green panelling so it's being painted a
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Starting at the top
We are starting the pub's refurbishment work with some roof repairs today. W.H. Hillerby of Blyth
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