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Picture source: Garry Smith
The Sportsman was situated at 9 Branston Road. This pub is now in private residential use.
Source: Jason E Potts
For many years through the 1950s and into the sixties it was kept by Jim and Kath Simnett. It was renowned for its flower and vegetable shows through this period. I lived next door to The Sportsman from 1956 until its closure - I left there to get wed in 1968, and it still remained my local. In the 1970’s, should you require the use of a cubicle in the gents, request for the key from behind the bar !
Chris Eaton (November 2022)
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Name Dates Comments Mick Rush 1988/1994 Publican.
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Date of photo: 2025	Picture source: Top Link Collection