The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon), Mexborough

As noted below this old Victorian building is a typical Spoons barn. You have to negotiate some steps to get inside but there is also a wheel chair lift. Furnishings are fairly typical and there is a projector screen dominating one end so if this is on it affects the entire pub and would certainly have cut short a stop for me. The bar has ten hand pumps which had the JDW Trio Of Doom with Ruddles doubled, Phoenix Spotland Gold doubled & Wobbly Bob, a cider, Kelham Island Black Lightning and Stancill Black. I went for the Black Lightning which went down a treat with a breakfast sausage roll. Apart from the projector screen I thought this place was OK.

From the front, you would be hard pressed to guess that this it was ever a market hall, but from the larger window-less rear part this becomes much more obvious. It's a big, sturdy building all right, but having been thoroughly 'spooned inside one still can't really tell what it once was. Mostly one big space, divided by a row of pillars, but there are two smaller lounge-like areas at the front. Also has a side patio terrace. So-so selection from eight of ten handpumps, with the Robinson's Magnum IPA (£2.15) being one of the more interesting offerings.

Official site of The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Official site of The Old Market Hall (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com