Retro pubs: 14 Nottingham pubs that were always part of a night out in the 1990s
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It’s crazy to think that the end of the 1990s was 26 years ago.
For many, the ‘90s is remembered as a time of optimism in the UK prior to the millennium.
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Hide AdFrom Euro ‘96 to Blur v Oasis in the Battle of Britpop, the decade produced some truly iconic moments in British culture.
In a time before smartphones and social media, you can’t help but think that the ‘90s were simpler times.
It’s also fair to say that those who enjoyed their youth in the ‘90s spent many an hour in pubs.
Nottingham’s pub scene in the ‘90s was even better than it is now, with hundreds of the city’s watering holes having closed over the past 26 years.
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Hide AdWe always love a bit of nostalgia here at Nottingham World, so we asked you, our readers to suggest the pubs that were always part of a night out in the city back in the ‘90s.
Here are 14 of the most popular responses as we take a trip down memory lane.
14 Nottingham pubs that were always part of a night out in the 1990s
1. The Court
St Peters Gate
2. The Gregory
Ilkeston Road


3. Pit & Pendulum
Victoria Street
4. Yates’s Wine Lodge
Long Row
5. The Queen Elizabeth (QE)
Bottle Lane
6. The Fountain
Bridlesmith Gate
7. The Dog and Bear
Bridlesmith Gate


8. Tavern in the Town
Upper Parliament Street
9. The Newshouse
Canal Street
10. The City Bar
King Street
11. The Market Side
Bath Street
12. Gatsby’s
Huntingdon Street
13. Number 10
Upper Parliament Street
14. The Lord Roberts
Broad Street
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