Forest Tavern (The Maze), Nottingham

This is a Georgian styled pub and music venue. The pub part is still called the Forest Tavern, a name it had in the Victorian period. The music venue is at the rear of the building and called The Maze. The pub sits next to (at the rear) a Jewish cemetery, in use from 1822-c1863. The building is of three storeys and in plain brick, with stone surround to the lower windows and architrave above the door. The interior has one room now, the old ones having been ripped out - the Maze is behind and I didn't see it. The main room is in pale green and grey, with a bit of red and a dark green ceiling. The flooring is a mix of wood and tile. The walls are decorated with lots of B&W photos of musicians from various decades, along with a few mirrors. There are a few barrels, used for tables, as well as high stools - many looking like miniature dentist chairs. There is also a piano. The service was friendly and there was just one other person in. Beer; usual tap stuff with Castle Rock Preservation, HPA, Elsie Mo and Black Gold - the latter being tasty, but flat looking. All-in-all it is a pub that has a good choice of Castle Rock beers - so I would be more than happy to go to a gig here. Worth a pop in.

Now called The Maze