It's the moment fans of Nottingham's historic Peacock pub have been waiting for - a glimpse of the new look after a £247,000 makeover. The good news is the layout of the pub dating back to 1850 has stayed the same - a main bar and a lounge, and many of the original features such as the peacock motif etched windows, wooden flooring and patterned tiles around the bar are still there.
Famed for its push bells, they have been restored during the renovations. Located on the back of the lounge seats, a customer can press the bell which rings behind the bar to call bar staff for service. The Peacock is the last pub in Nottingham to have the historic feature.
The revamp by Heineken-owned Star Pubs & Bars follows a closure of more than two years of the Victorian pub, in Mansfield Road, which was once the haunt of the DH Lawrence, the author of acclaimed novels Lady Chatterley's Lover and Sons and Lovers.
