the bard Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The Shakespeare on Gibraltar St, West Bar, will be closing to the public after Sunday 17th January. The last event will be the Last Hurrah on Friday 15th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th January. Details of this event can be found elsewhere on this forum and in the local press. To avoid speculation, the building was put on the market earlier this year and an offer on the building was accepted. The landlord of the building thus served a notice of termination of contract on the current licencee. However, before contracts were exchanged the offer was withdrawn. The current licencee was not reoffered a new contract. Thus the future of the building is unknown at this time. The current team at the Shakespeare would like to thank our customers and everyone who has put on, performed at, or attended any of the events here. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogwai84 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 This is a real shame. I used to live around the corner and it was a great little boozer and saw some excellent gigs there. Might try and head down on Friday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 And thanks to Jeff and the team for running such as wonderful pub! Please go down this weekend and enjoy the drink and the music and show your support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 A great shame, hope it can reopen as a pub. It's a great building with lots of potential. A pity the area it's in is not very conducive at the moment, but with all the redevelopment might become more so. Well done to the current people, it was a rubbish pub in its previous guise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsunder Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Now is the winter of our discontent - opening line, Richard the Third Good friend in the late 1960's John Weatherill lived in Furnace Hill Flats, had two brothers and three sisters, I was a regular visitor!! We shared a love of motorcycles, he parked his bike on the verandah under the kitchen window and kept spare parts in the bath. Just round the corner on Gibraltar Street was The Shakespeare, our local. We spent many of our evenings there, the dart board had a hard lump on the double 20, impossible to score, wonder if they replaced it? The landlord was a tall friendly man who spoke with a lisp, when he talked his tongue poked out of the side of his mouth, couldn't say ess, only eth. Does anyone remember him? The Shakespeare, well, what can I say? It's gone but it will always have a fond place in my memory even though I haven't been there for 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realGonekid Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 this is a real shame !!! surely this should be a prime spot gig venue such as Grapes? anyway, it was <removed> before and the current lots done ace! ...just seems a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluedtopc Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 It was stated in the CAMRA Newsletter a couple of months ago that the Harlequin owner was buying it. Must have pulled out for some reason.Shame, because they have made such a success of the Harlequin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 It was stated in the CAMRA Newsletter a couple of months ago that the Harlequin owner was buying it. Must have pulled out for some reason.Shame, because they have made such a success of the Harlequin. According to the folks at the 'Quin the legal process stalled at Punch Taverns end and they gave up trying to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I shall be attending tonight for a final Friday after work beer. Used to be a regular haunt, especially on a Friday afternoon. I shall miss the place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluedtopc Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Another good reason to hate Punch Taverns !!(not their pubs, but their attitude) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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