Jolly Fisherman Pub Closes

Written by Angela Gooch on February 11th, 2008 in Hotels Shops, Jolly Fisherman, People.

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Source: Skegness Standard 1984

THE Jolly Fisherman on Grand Parade, Skegness, closed recently.
The upstairs bars have been dismantled, with the fittings, furniture and carpets all taken out. But the downstairs Callow Park Inn has been left, and may yet reopen as a pub.
The owners, John Smiths breweries, plan to lease the building to Benroy (Lints) Ltd, who have put plans before the council to turn the first floor into an amusement centre.
Landlord and landlady Mr Les and Beattie Thompson celebrated their retirement with a surprise party, attended by around 100 guests, including friends from the Licensed Victuallers’ Association and regulars at the pub.
A buffet was served from the pool tables, and free drinks were provided by Mr John Stead, a local man who came home from his job in Germany for the occasion.
The couple have been running the pub for 14 years, since coming to Skegness from another pub in Waverly, Yorkshire. They have four children, and their hobbies include golf and flower arranging respectively. The couple plan a holiday before settling down to retirement at their home in Ida Road, Skegness.
Bar manager Mr Fred Hoyles has been made redundant after ten years at the pub.

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Cherika Bassett Says:
March 6th, 2008 at 1:15 am
My Grandmother, Ann Bassett, claims that her sister bought the Jolly Fisherman Pub at one point. I have been looking online for this hotel/pub and cannot find it. I am just interested in the history of it and wonder if someone knows if this buisness was owned by a Lund?