The Picture House (JD Wetherspoon), Stafford

The Picture House is, as the name suggests, a converted cinema which has been turned into a large, open, multi-tiered public bar. The building is historic, sitting right in the town centre and clearly a magnificent venue in its heyday, and has retained its character – when you enter from the rear seats, the effect is dramatic. It’s a JDW, but is one of the better ones. Eight ales on out of the 10 handpumps on the elongated bar (where the screen used to be). I tried Lymestone Stone The Crows which was a perfectly good pint, and a pint of Slaters, also very good. This pub is highly recommended for any town centre crawl.

Official page of The Picture House - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk

Official page of The Picture House - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk

Massive pub wetherspoons style sell good value meals and cheap beer, it used to be a cinema and it still has a big silver screen over the bar, with old pictures of film stars from days long gone,