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Operator: Future Past Group
21 West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG (View on Google Map)
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This Pub is Closed Long Term

This erstwhile pub, and more recently a semi-nightclub, with its imposing frontage, has been revamped and is now a combined bar, restaurant and takeaway.

The smart interior comprises a large two-level main room plus a couple of linked lounge-style areas at the front.

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No car park, but free parking in nearby public car parks, or in the street in the evening.

Historic Interest

Originally the New Empire cinema, built in 1931 on the site of the earlier Empire cinema which had opened in 1912. The cinema reportedly closed in the early 1960s. No information on any other subsequent owners, but the premises housed an amusement arcade for several years until bought by the Barracuda Group (later the Bramwell Pub Company) and converted into a ‘Smith & Jones’ pub named the Paramount (after the Paramount Car Company), which opened in 2007. This closed in 2013. Subsequent changes of owner/operator have seen a number of refurbishments, name changes, and periods of closure.

Information for this venue is provided by the Burton-on-Trent & South Derbyshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Lounge Bar; Empire; Paramount
Local Authority
South Derbyshire District
Last updated
18/03/2023
Last surveyed
14/07/2017
Leasehold owner
Future Past Group
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
BOT/1020
Asset of Community Value
Opening Times Unavailable
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Facilities
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Sunday morning children's 'breakfast rave', 9-10.30am.
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Via side entrance; disabled toilet facilities.
Smoking Smoking
On decking at side (no cover).
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Transport
Close to bus routes (200m)
Swadlincote bus station is within easy walking distance.
Ordnance Survey Reference
SK299195
Directions
In centre of town (largely pedestrianised), close to Market Square.

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