One of Portsmouth's oldest pubs The Wellington moves bar to original place with punters "loving it"
One of the oldest boozers in the city has undergone a major change after being taken over by a new landlord.
The Wellington, in Old Portsmouth, which was established in 1710, was taken over by Carl Inman back in November last year.
The new landlord, who is hoping to make a number of changes at the pub, made the decision to move the bar back to its original location after losing customers due its placement.
Carl said: “The bar was at the back of the pub round the corner, so when you came in you couldn’t see the bar and the staff couldn’t see the customers so we decided to move it back to where it originally was 16 years ago - you could see the imprints in the ceiling of where it used to be.”
After a week of being closed, punters were welcomed back on January 11, with the landlord saying the response has been positive.
“A lot of them said they stopped using the pub just because they moved the bar and they are really enjoying it back to where it is.”
Carl said the past few months at the pub have been “fascinating” with locals coming in to tell him stories about the history of the site.