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Known as The Little Plough by locals, it is a quiet oasis of calm, just off the Town Centre. Two Bars, cosy, comfortable lounge to the rear, and a public bar at the front. Always three real ales, with local brewers well supported. The interior dates from 1934 and is mentioned in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. There is a public bar at the front and a lounge to the rear. The lounge doubles as a function room & can be reserved for private parties & meetings. The pub is adorned with pictures of old agricultural scenes. Winner of many local CAMRA Branch awards. Under new management from 21st May 2019. Doors close at 11.15 Sunday. Note that payment is cash only.
Historic Interest
On CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors
Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance
Listed status: Not listed
A couple of minutes walk from Doncaster railway station. Behind the buff faience frontage is a lovely, small two-room pub with a well preserved interior created under plans of 1934 (displayed in the corridor). It was remodelled by the Grimsby brewers Hewitt Brothers Ltd who were Doncaster’s biggest pub owners for many years. Their legacy here is a straightforward but pleasing design of front bar, back lounge and side corridor. Apart from the modern fireplaces in both rooms and missing side panels from the serving hatch to the lounge (called a ‘music room’ on the plans), there is little to detract from the pub’s authentic 1930s character. Leaded glasswork, wall-coverings and fittings typical of the period are much in evidence, including the fixed seating with bell-pushes in the lounge and the bar counter with its horizontal banding (but modern top) and which appears to have been built larger than shown on the plans.
The ‘Little Plough’ is an unassuming two-roomed pub near the railway station with a well-preserved interior created under plans of 1934 (on display in the corridor). This was a remodelling by the Grimsby brewers, Hewitt Brothers Ltd, who were Doncaster’s biggest pub owners for many years following their 1881 family takeover of the local Exchange Brewery. Their legacy here is a straightforward but pleasing little design of front bar, side corridor and back lounge (labelled 'music room' on the plans).
Apart from the modern fireplaces in both rooms and missing side panels from the serving 'hatch' to the lounge, there is little to detract from the pub’s authentic Thirties character. Leaded glasswork, wall-coverings and fittings typical of the period are much in evidence, including the fixed seating with bell-pushes in the lounge and the bar-counter with its horizontal banding. (The latter appears to have been built larger than shown on the plans). CAMRA sought statutory listing in 2009, but without success.
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This Pub serves 3 changing beers (Three guest ales) and 1 regular beer.
Little Plough, Doncaster
Source: Regional
Garden
Dog Friendly
Function Room
Games
Smoking
Wi Fi
Real Ale
Real Heritage Pub
LocAle
Beer Festival
Quiet
Pubs to Cherish Yorkshire's Real Heritage Pubs lists the 119 public houses in the Yorkshire region which still have interiors or internal features of real historic significance. They are a richly-diverse part of Yorkshire's cultural and built heritage. Some of...
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