Plans are moving ahead to convert part of a vacant pub in Rotherham town centre into a convenience store.
The Bridge Inn has a prominent position opposite Rotherham Central railway station but was one of four pubs being brought to market by the Old Mill Brewery in 2024.
Rothbiz reported on the demolition of The Trades back in 2022. During the last years of the Greasbrough Road venue, a passionate team of directors created "The Hive" and started working with The Trades to bring a wide variety of live music to the town as an "upstart side venue."
During the pandemic a deal was struck with the brewery to move to the adjacent Bridge Inn and turn, what was a designated pub for visiting football fans, into a live music venue.
Since the sale, the pub has remained closed, but now a premises licence has been secured for almost half of the ground floor.
The application, recently approved by Rotherham Council, is from Kari Retail Ltd and shows the layout of a Go Local convenience store in the part of the building closest to the former Trades site and current car park.
Go Local is the retail brand established by Parfetts, one of the UK's leading cash & carry wholesalers.
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The new licence is for a 24 hour operation and the provision of late night refreshment between 23:00 and 05:00, and the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption off the premises only, for 24 hours a day.
The licence comes with a number of mandatory conditions that you would expect regarding the sale of alcohol.
Property specialists Fleurets, marketing the Bridge Inn, describing it as a "very individual and unashamed live rock music operation. Bands perform almost every day on two stages and trade has been developed to cater exclusively for this market.
"Not for the feint-hearted the fit out include ghoul masks, coffins as tables, zombies, skeletons, armour, devils and much more besides. Unique and wonderful."
The property, which had operated under a franchise agreement for several years, was advertised for offers at £295,000 for the freehold with vacant possession.
Although not a listed building. it is in the town's conservation area and was added to the South Yorkshire Local Heritage List earlier this year. The listing explains that the pub was completed in March 1932 on behalf of Mappins Masbro Old Brewery. The neo-Jacobean style sits alongside the medieval bridge and bridge chapel.
When it opened it contained a lounge hall, smokeroom, luncheon room and tap room on the ground floor, with clubroom and hotel rooms on the first floor.
Images: Google Maps
The Bridge Inn has a prominent position opposite Rotherham Central railway station but was one of four pubs being brought to market by the Old Mill Brewery in 2024.
Rothbiz reported on the demolition of The Trades back in 2022. During the last years of the Greasbrough Road venue, a passionate team of directors created "The Hive" and started working with The Trades to bring a wide variety of live music to the town as an "upstart side venue."
During the pandemic a deal was struck with the brewery to move to the adjacent Bridge Inn and turn, what was a designated pub for visiting football fans, into a live music venue.
Since the sale, the pub has remained closed, but now a premises licence has been secured for almost half of the ground floor.
The application, recently approved by Rotherham Council, is from Kari Retail Ltd and shows the layout of a Go Local convenience store in the part of the building closest to the former Trades site and current car park.
Go Local is the retail brand established by Parfetts, one of the UK's leading cash & carry wholesalers.
Advertisement
The new licence is for a 24 hour operation and the provision of late night refreshment between 23:00 and 05:00, and the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption off the premises only, for 24 hours a day.
The licence comes with a number of mandatory conditions that you would expect regarding the sale of alcohol.
Property specialists Fleurets, marketing the Bridge Inn, describing it as a "very individual and unashamed live rock music operation. Bands perform almost every day on two stages and trade has been developed to cater exclusively for this market.
"Not for the feint-hearted the fit out include ghoul masks, coffins as tables, zombies, skeletons, armour, devils and much more besides. Unique and wonderful."
The property, which had operated under a franchise agreement for several years, was advertised for offers at £295,000 for the freehold with vacant possession.
Although not a listed building. it is in the town's conservation area and was added to the South Yorkshire Local Heritage List earlier this year. The listing explains that the pub was completed in March 1932 on behalf of Mappins Masbro Old Brewery. The neo-Jacobean style sits alongside the medieval bridge and bridge chapel.
When it opened it contained a lounge hall, smokeroom, luncheon room and tap room on the ground floor, with clubroom and hotel rooms on the first floor.
Images: Google Maps
Absolutely no need for this shop in town centre.Should be turned down.
ReplyDeleteNobody wanted this
ReplyDeleteMaybe a massage parlour
DeleteIt should still be a pub especially in it's position close to forge island, it is a stupid location for a shop.
ReplyDeleteWho will be using this in the early hours of the morning?
ReplyDeleteProbably Russel Brand
DeletePeople banned from Wetherspoons
DeleteThe County Borough's finest
DeleteRussell Brand? What a weird post that is.
Deletesale of alcohol through the night in the town centre? Only aimed at one demographic this! Another prominent building with character ruined, which is one of the first you see stepping off the train. I drove past this week and they're already fitting the cheap looking plastic doors.., more short-sightedness by RMBC...
ReplyDeleteStrange decision, and an even stranger location for a 24 hour shop?
ReplyDeleteProbably don't want applicant playing the card if refused..
ReplyDeleteIdiotic post again
DeleteYou say idiotic, but there's a reason people have these opinions, open your eyes.
DeleteWhy do you feel the need to insinuate racist comments?
DeleteBecause he's a racist?
DeleteIt's not convenient if you're driving, pay and display which isn't that convenient if you only need to nip in for 2 minutes. And double yellows on the road outside. This'll be fun.
ReplyDeleteIt's close to the station and across from offices so I would imagine it would have plenty of footfall.
ReplyDeleteNot 24 hours a day though?
Deleteshameful beautiful building for a pointless purpose now
ReplyDeleteYes much better to let it stand empty and decaying.
ReplyDelete