The Builders Move Into The Stag and Huntsman Hambleden

So it's a couple of weeks now since the pub was drunk dry and the builders have been busy. In fairness to the Culden Faw Estate, they haven't hung around. The place has been abuzz with the sound of diggers, builders, demolition and site clearance. And by all accounts, there were some dark secrets lurking in the kitchen - secrets you really wouldn't want to think too much about! 

 

So as the Stag and Huntsman was cleared, many of us have been wondering what became of some of our much loved artefacts from the various bars? For example, the Tug of War trophy so proudly won at the last Hambleden Fete; the Tommy Helmet that sat with proud of place in the Public Bar; and the dart board which in days gone by was the scene of such competition. Several regulars spoke of taking a screw driver to time honoured signs such as the 'Public Bar' sign on the door.  What became of all of these things will hopefully become clear when the Stag and Huntsman reopens.

But as you can see from the photos, our beloved pub has taken a battering in the past two weeks. The 'quaint'  outside men's toilet is no more. The garden bar has been assigned to history. The digging has begun on the new extension in the garden. Who knows what skeletons might be uncovered but we all hope that the fact that the builders have got a move on might mean that the six month build schedule is met and that we have a pub back in the village before too long.