The Chequers, Potters Bar

The Chequers
A photo of the Chequers Pub. It is a cream stucco two story wonky building on the bend in a road. A sign, saying "The Chequers" is displayed on the side of the building in a serif font.
The Chequers
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General information
StatusClosed
Town or cityPotters Bar
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°42′0.742″N 0°9′52.902″W / 51.70020611°N 0.16469500°W / 51.70020611; -0.16469500
Closed30 December 2019

51°42′0.742″N 0°9′52.902″W / 51.70020611°N 0.16469500°W / 51.70020611; -0.16469500

The Chequers was a public house which occupied a Grade II listed building in Potters Bar, England.[1][2] Originally opening in the 1700s, the pub moved site across the road and opened in its current location in the 1840s. Although there is no consensus as to when the current building was originally constructed,[note 1] it started as two separate houses which were joined together before the pub moved onto the site.

The building was made Grade II listed in 1985, but the pub shut on 30th December 2019. Before it closed it was the only pub in the British Isles to have traffic lights on site. The pub's namesake is thought to be the chequer tree.[5]

  1. ^ "The Chequers public house: official list entry". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ Whitaker, Allan (2006). "11. Hatfield". Brewers in Hertfordshire. University of Hertfordshire Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-9542189-7-3.
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