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micro-pub
Built in 1936/37, part of the Home Brewery 'Coronation buildings'. The pub was for many years a shop, although it has also been a barbers. Having being empty for 2 years the building was converted into Arnold's first micro-pub. Windows at the front and the rear gives the pub a light and airy feel and the bar fittings appropriately were made by Gaskell and Chambers in 1937. The name reflects the 'Coronation/Abdication' of King Edward VIII. A real fire keeps the chills at bay. Look for the grandfather clock now behind the bar. The four microbrewery beers are ever changing with always a mix of light, dark and anything in between and usually featuring two Locales. Similarly there are between two and four ciders plus four craft lines. A monthly quiz encourages friendship as a raffle ticket on entry is used to allocate teams. Occasional beers brewed on an 80 litre nano-brewery so you may find a new beer on the bar. Note: Closed first two weeks of January every year. The pub is open Bank Holidays Sun hours.
Historic Interest
The Abdication is set in an Art Deco listed building (No. 1033353). Row of seven shops. 1936-37. Designed by Calvert, Jessop & Gleave. White brick with red brick rear. Hipped roof with Cumberland slates. Metal frame windows throughout. 2 storeys. Street front at first floor has 11 windows, with projecting 5 window central section. Ground floor has 7 shops with metal framed shop windows, except No 85 which has wooden replacements, with black Vitolite cladding. Each shop has a central recessed doorway with glazed wooden door. Continuous projecting canopy across all the shop fronts. Above central recessed tripartite window with fluted pilasters between and rusticated edges and semi-circular pediment inscribed CORONATION BUILDINGS 1937, either side 2 single 2-light casement windows. This central section has curved plaster coving and curved rusticated corners. Set back wings each have 3 windows, to left a linked central pair flanked by 3-light windows and to right a central 3-light pair flanked by 2-light windows (Historic England).
[Gedling Borough Council; Daybrook Ward / Nottinghamshire County Council; Arnold South Division / Gedling Parliamentary Constituency].
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This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 0 regular beers.
Abdication, Daybrook
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Real Fire
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Real Ale
Real Cider
LocAle
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