The Old Angel Inn is a

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public house in the

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History

A public house called the Old Angel has existed in the Lace Market area of Nottingham since around 1600. Until the middle of the 19th century, a half-timbered house also known as The Old Angel, existed at the junction of

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and St Mary’s Gate. Originally 2 houses, the current public house building dates from around 1800. In 1878, the landlord W Robinson employed

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to make alterations, and 5 years later, in 1883, the landlord J Robinson made further alterations under the architect H Walker. In 1911, Horace Shears, cellarman, pleaded guilty to stealing five bottles of whisky, two bottles of gin, one bottle of sherry, and some towels and handkerchiefs to the value of £3 (). He was sent to prison for 2 months. In the 1980s the pub developed a reputation as a rock and roll venue, with the old chapel on the 1st floor converted into a performance area. Many up and coming bands played here including

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and the

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. In 2016 it reinvented itself as an organic gastro pub.

References

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