Earlier this week it was reported that the last pub in Barton Hill could be saved from being turned entirely into flats. The Rhubarb Tavern is one of the oldest buildings in Barton Hill.
The original farm house building that was converted into a pub in the 1830s and took its name from the rhubarb fields that once populated the area. But in 2020 the pub shut its doors, and there has since been an ongoing battle between residents who want to save their neighbourhood's last pub, and a developer, London-based Natan Ltd, which has previously applied to convert it into housing.
A local campaign to save the pub led to the withdrawal of the owner’s initial plans but this week they submitted a fresh application for flats, reserving a section of the pub for commercial use. Local resident, 25-year-old Alexander Smith first entered The Rhubarb Tavern when he was just a few days old.
