Magpie, Stapleford

The Magpie was opened 19 April 1956, a conversion and extension of an earlier house; ‘Glenlyn’ is shown on the 1938 OS map, from which the associated coach house survives. The pub has a separate skittle alley – the long, narrow building to the south side of the pub, now closed and used as a store, but the alley can be seen through the window.

Conversion of Glenlyn by Cecil Howitt and Partners with extensions either side, shown in plans dated 4 February 1953 for the Home Brewery. The name of the premises was changed to the Magpie by letter of 20 April 1955. The original near-square house became the smoke room and half of the lounge set either side of the entrance hall, with toilets at the rear. The lounge has only a small service area, separated by this through hall from the ‘L’-shaped service area for the smoke room and the large public bar added to the right, with lavatories at the rear. A small extension to the lounge was added to the right. There is no sign of the skittle alley on these plans (Elain Harwood / Historic England).

As at November 2017, the freehold for the Magpie (NT226712) was held by the Spirit Pub Company (Leasing) Limited (Reg. No.5699544), a Greene King subsidiary.

[Broxtowe Borough Council; Stapleford South East Ward / Broxtowe Parliamentary Constituency]