The last pub in Barton Hill could be saved from being turned entirely into flats - but locals who have campaigned to save it from this fate remain unhappy with a developer's new plans for it.
The Rhubarb Tavern has been the subject of 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. But a new planning application which proposes to build six flats on part of the land at the rear of The Rhubarb and retain the ground floor as a pub has been met with uncertainty.
Other pubs in the area such as, The Lord Nelson, The Swan and The Russell Arms have all closed in recent years, and The Rhubarb Tavern shut in 2020. Alexander Smith, who has helped lead the campaign to save it, told Bristol Live that he is opposed to flats being built on it in any form.
