Poachers Retreat, Hockley Lane
These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
1958 | 1983 | STANDARD HOTEL | |
1983 | 2012 | POACHERS RETREAT | |
This name simply refers to the semi rural nature of the pubs setting.
![]() The Poachers Retreat in 2010 (top) and as a housing estate by July 2012. (Photos courtesy of Cliff Jones.)
Until 1st December 1983 it was the STANDARD HOTEL. From the outside it looked like a 1950s church hall or community centre - completely unremarkable. The inside was decorated with a country theme.
The pub was demolished in 2012 and replaced with a small housing estate. | |||
LICENSEES:1983 Nancy Jewkes |
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