Nottingham's Lost Pubs Part 1 Hyson Green

This is a sad list of pubs that i have been in many times in the Hyson Green area of Nottingham,many done with mates and all done with my wife at some point.
All are now closed down making Hyson Green an almost pub free zone.
For anyone who knows this area of Nottingham i will be listing the pubs going up Radford Road from its junction with Bentinck Road.

Langham

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A really rough and ready pub that had a couple of rooms.
This was a Kimberley tied house and did have Kimberley Bitter and Mild on the bar in real form.
A pub i have done quite a few times with the wife and mates,some of the customers were very dodgy and ladies of the night frequented the pub on our last few visits.
The pub is still standing,but long gone.
Pub first visited 2nd July 1982

Smiths Arms

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

Another very basic pub which was on the opposite side of the road from the Langham and a bit further down Radford Road
The pub had decent sized  bar room to the front which had basic bench seating,there was a separate lounge to the rear which we never went in.
The pub was an Home Ales tied house with a decent drink of Home Ales bitter and Mild on the bar
Ive done this pub loads of times and did it with my wife quite a few times after leaving Goose Fair.
I have seen some sights in this pub over the years.
Now sadly closed down.
Pub first visited 2nd July 1982

Radford Arms

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

The Radford Arms was a few doors down from the Smiths Arms,you can see its pub sign behind the Nottinghmam City bus on the Smiths Arms photo.
The pub had a single room which was long and narrow,the pub was an Ind Coope tied house and on my first few visits there were a couple of real ales on,the Ind Coope bitter and Burton Bitter were decent drinks.
This pub was very popular with the large black community who lived in Hyson Green.
The pub always had a rough edge to it.
The Radford Arms is now closed down and is operating as a restaurant.
Pub first visited 2nd July 1982.

The Cricket Players

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This was a Shipstones tied house that was built to serve the notorious Hyson Green flats complex,some of the low rise flats can be seen behind the pub on my photo.
It was situated on the other side of Radford Road and a bit further down from the Radford Arms.
I have only been in this pub twice,the first visit with a mate found the pub full of rastas who seemed none to happy about us going in,but we did anyway.
The Shipstones Bitter seemed very fizzy and may have been the rare keg version of it.
All of the deck access flats have now gone due to too much trouble,but the tower block is still standing.
The Cricket Players is now closed and when i last passed it was being used as a car wash base.
Pub first visited 2nd July 1982.

Old General

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This was an Home Ales tied house that was on the opposite side of Radford Road from the Cricket Players and a bit further down the road.
The pub had a couple of rooms inside with a basic bar and a more comfortable lounge,the Home Mild and Bitter were decent drinks in this pub.
I always thought this was probably the least rough of the pubs along this stretch of Radford Road.
This pub has now sadly closed down.
Pub first visited 2nd July 1982

Scotholme

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This was a Shipstones tied house that was the last pub on this stretch of Radford Road,it was a sturdy corner pub which was on the corner of Gladstone Street.
The pub had a couple of rooms inside and was quite basic,the Shipstones Bitter and Mild were very nice here.
I am unsure of this pubs fate.
Pub first visited 27th November 1982

The next few pubs are still in Hyson Green but on other roads.

Carlton Hotel

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This was a decent Shipstones tied house that was on Noel Street and just up from the notorious Hyson Green flats complex.
The pub had a decent bar room and a comfortable lounge,the Shipstones Bitter and Mild were very nice in this pub.
I have done the pub on many occasions and took my wife there a few times after Goose Fair.
The Carlton Hotel changed its name to the Frog & Onion but sadly it closed down a couple of years ago.
Pub first visited 2nd July 1982

The Albany

Photo taken by Alan Winfield

 
A large corner pub that was one of two pubs on Birkin Avenue.
The Albany was a Shipstones tied house,there were a few different rooms inside and the pub always had a rough edge when i went in it.
The Shipstones bitter was decent enough in this pub.
The pub is in an area which borders Radford and is very rough at anytime of the day.
Another pub to close down.
Pub first visited 10th September 1982.

This is a list of all know pubs in Hyson Green that i have done,the only pub not listed is the Clock which is on Craven Road and just off Birkin Avenue as this pub is still open.

A sad state of Nottinghams pub stock in Hyson Green will be repeated in other areas of the City in later posts titled Nottinghams Lost Pubs.