Anyone mentioned The Old Bell in Derby yet?
Fuck me, I loved that place. It's an old coaching inn, going back to the days of Bonnie Prince Charlie and such. Since then it had gone very downhill, and become the local metal pub.
It was possibly the best venue for such a pub too. It had a large outside courtyard for smoking, huge gig room, I think a few of the bar staff lived upstairs, and a very relaxed attitude to most things. Never saw any trouble there either. I still find it odd that you could have a relaxed night at the Bell, then on the walk home pass through some kind of post apocalypse wasteland of fighting drunks and police.

TRhere was, briefly, a bloke out back who sold various burgers. I had a spicy chicken burger once, very nearly blew my head off.

We were in there one night, and watched in awe as a bloke stood drinking, then calmly threw up on the floor, before carrying on drinking. Barely a minute later, a girl he (presumably) knew ran up to him, wrapped her arms round him and started snogging his face off.

Of course, all good things come to an end. The Bell got shut down after the only fight I ever heard of there, unfortunately this ended in a lad dying. The pub is now being restored, and much as it needs it, I'm sad every time I walk past and see the new, up market clientelle.
( Greenbat, Tue 11 Feb 2014, 11:45, 2 replies)

what's the pub in Derby with a skate ramp out back?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 11 Feb 2014, 12:51, closed)

The Old Bellend

( pemulis, Wed 12 Feb 2014, 7:43, closed)