CRICKET PLAYERS – LONG STOP – PINCH OF SNUFF – GATEHOUSE – CHURCH GATE TAVERN, SYNERGY- CHURCH GATE

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A Georgian pub originally, but rebuilt early part of the twentieth century. The origin of the name supposedly stems from it being the cricketers’ haunt when returning from their game at St. Margaret’s pastures where most of the local cricket was played. The Mechanics Temple of Peace a branch of the Ancient order of Druids met here regularly in the 1840s (CP) Reputedly haunted by Harry Staines a landlord in the late 1800s. Has had a few abbreviations of the Cricket theme such as Cricket Players Arms, Cricket Players Inn. and the Long Stop c1980s A change to the Pinch of Snuff mid 1980s

Looking down Church Gate past the Pinch of Snuff

Little has changed of the exterior wise since its rebuild, but little remains of the original interior.
Bustling Church gate
By April 2009, called the Gatehouse

Circa 2011, the pub again changed to become the Churchgate.  This was so short-lived that a proper sign hadn’t been erected before, by the end of 2012, it had changed again to Synergy.

The pub with no name but advertised as the Churchgate. Just the letters free house on sign.
Synergy, December 2012
Churchgate Tavern

After a period of uncertainty being open and closed, The Churchgate Tavern closed its doors for good post Covid with intentions of opening as an Ethiopian & Eritrean Restaurant June 2022

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  2. I used to live there around 1980! The pub was rough (Longstop then) and the appartment above was scary!

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