Bug and Black Bat, 7 City Arcade
| These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
| 1962 | 1984 | Climax | |
| 1984 | 1994 | Bug and Black Bat | |
| 1994 | Rosie O'Brian's | ||
When it first opened in December 1962 this was the CLIMAX.
Ansells paid £45,000 to revamp this pub, and it re-opened as the BUG AND BLACK BAT on the 6th January 1984 - a name conjured up as a joke by a brewery employee - as a modern fun pub complete with loud music, flashing lights and garish decor.
In 1994 the name had changed again, at a cost of £400,000, to ROSIE O'BRIENS PUMPHOUSE. The name is yet another silly marketing man's creation! | |||
LICENSEES:1984 - 1985 David Parkes 1986 David Cockrell | |||
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