Ritz (JD Wetherspoon), Lincoln

A large Wetherspoon’s pub on the main road in to Lincoln. The long front part of the bar facing on to the street has some fold back windows, which whilst giving plenty of fresh air doesn’t offer much in the way of an attractive outlook. Up a few steps to the main part of the pub, and the long bar counter running almost the entire length of the back wall. It looks as though it’s been here for a few years, and is starting to look a little tatty around the edges. Nothing too serious, but some of the upholstery is looking a little threadbare. There’s plenty of wood panelling on the walls, and several book cases around. There are also some art deco touches around the place which presumably hark back to it’s former life as a theatre. In a further nod to this, there is a listing of the acts that appeared here in 1985, and a number of black and white photographs of the actors adorn the walls. There were a few plasmas dotted around and several fruit machines. The condom machine in the gent’s loo also dispensed tic-tacs which I thought was an odd combination. A barrel perched on a table and a couple of hay bales advertised a forthcoming cider festival. There is a small courtyard off to the right for the smokers. Beers were a fairly predictable JDW range – Abbot Ale, Ruddle’s County, Directors, Everard’s Tiger, Hobgoblin and Midsummer Madness. Ciders were Thatcher’s Gold and Strongbow.