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The Bloxwich Showman (JD Wetherspoon), Walsall
Bloxwich
Postal town: Walsall
WS3 3JT
Pub Type
J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about The Bloxwich Showman (JD Wetherspoon)
Tidy Art Deco place - a former cinema – over two tiers. The upstairs area is particularly nice and an effort has been made with the modern fixtures and fittings to retain a feel of Art Deco, such as the impressive servery. It’s also light and bright throughout. Notes are sparse due to the day’s cumulative consumption taking its toll and I didn’t Untap the beer I had, but I do recall being pleased with it and was easily good enough to justify the GBG listing. So that will have to do.
On 13th March 2024
- rating: 8
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Gill Smith left this review about The Bloxwich Showman (JD Wetherspoon)
Usual JDW fare here and guest beers from Green Jack and an international ale brewed at Wadworth which was fine.
On 29th October 2018
- rating: 8
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Bloxwich Showman (JD Wetherspoon)
Named after Pat Collins, one time Bloxwegian, fair owner and mayor of Walsall, and owner of the first cinema on the site 1912-1921 called the Electric Palace. This is the second cinema, opened in 1922, called the Grosvenor, and is in classical style. Spoons were going to take the now demolished Bulls Head before this property came on the market (closure of the Youth Club mentioned by Mr A below). The pub has a patio, is on two floors, is in the mixed Spoons decor but with a mural of a Ferris wheel on the wall. In general the same as other places, but it usually serves 3 guest ales (with the usual 3) and they always seem to be pale ales (Kelham featuring a lot). The Exmoor Gold I had last night was a bonus and it was in decent nick, too. Usual Spoons crowd. Worth a visit.
On 3rd July 2018
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Bloxwich Showman (JD Wetherspoon)
Impressive 'spoons conversion of a former cinema, named in honour of a local pioneer of the 'moving pictures'. The bar is located in the former stalls (up four steps from the front door, with the mezzanine seating area above. Two banks of six handpumps on the counter, but all duplicated so the real ale choice was fairly pedestrian (with the Month Python's Flying Circus 'very silly IPA' from Black Sheep being the most appealing option).
On 18th March 2018
- rating: 7
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Aqualung . left this review about The Bloxwich Showman (JD Wetherspoon)
This is a new (Jan 2015) Wetherspoon based in the old Electric Palace Cinema building in the centre of Bloxwich. It was also a youth club which closed in 2011.
Inside, as you would expect it's a large high ceilinged building with the bar on the left and a sweeping staircase on the right leading to an upper area. Again, as you would expect the toilets are situated up there. The front of the building is carpeted and has tables and chairs for dining while the rest of the ground floor has laminate flooring with taller tables and chairs. I declined from looking into the upper level. On a Saturday afternoon the place was busy with all sorts of people but not rammed.
The bar has twelve hand pumps which on my visit had the two GK beers, London Pride, Coach House Post Horn, one unused and seven festival beers. I went for the Everard's Townshend's JCIPA (£1.99 festival price) which was in superb nick. I much preferred this place to other newly opened Spoons I've been to this year.
On 30th March 2015
- rating: 8
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