Community local named after Arnold's name as recorded in the Domesday book - Ernehale, generally accepted to mean place frequented by eagles. Eagles are etched into the front windows and the mirror behind the bar. Comfortable seating is prominent along with sports TV in the bar while pool and darts are a mainstay in the lounge. Former Home brewery pub.
Historic Interest
The Eagle is one of a cluster of pubs in Arnold which takes its name from the Anglo-Saxon origin of the settlement name, meaning "Eagle's Nook". This is derived from the archaic term for the White Tailed Eagle, "Erne", a fish-eating bird of prey which may have once been a regular hunter over the wetlands of the Trent valley. The Eagle was "opened 11 December 1979 (says the landlord) rather than 1980 as in Wright and Curtis (p.2). Despite this date, the pub is still 1950s’ domestic in character, with the classic ‘L’-shaped plan found elsewhere. It was extensively refurbished in 2015, with sympathetic staining outside and rather hotel like greys and natural wood inside, despite this retaining something of a pub character." [Elain Harwood / Historic England]. [Gedling Borough Council; Coppice Ward / Nottinghamshire County Council; Arnold North / Gedling Parliamentary Constituency]
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