The Nags Head
Restaurant

In an odd way, this is the story of four ivy plants. The plants went into the ground along the front of the Nag’s Head pub, Ainley Top, in 1922, along with a neat row of flagstones along the pub’s frontage, carefully laid in place by Sam Clough.
Sam had become the landlord of the pub after bidding £1,000 for it at a town centre auction.
He was a landlord of some note, having run the Stansfield Arms at Apperley Bridge, on the Harrogate road out of Bradford, and the Clough House, Clough Lane, Rastrick, only coincidentally with his surname, several years previously.
Much of this was due to his wife Sarah: it seems as though the pair were a formidable team.
Sam died suddenly in the same year the purchase of the Nag’s Head went through. His widow Sarah, as we noted last December on these pages, took the pub over.
With help in the earlier years from her daughter Mary Ellen, known as ‘Nellie’, she ran it until her death in 1960.
Those iconic ivy plants are still flourishing 88 years later, as are innumerable members of the Clough dynasty.

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St Peter's Brewery Without Original
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Beer
Ale
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A rich malt base with some jammy notes and a well balanced floral bitterness.
Old Mout Berries & Cherries
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Cider
Fruit Cider
0.05% ABV
Alcohol-free cider blended with the juice of berries and cherries.
Belle & Co Sparkling White
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Wine
Sparkling Wine
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Non alcoholic sparkling mineral drink made with grape juice and green tea.
Appletiser Original
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Soft Drink
Fruit Drinks
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Bottle Green Drinks Hand-Picked Elderflower Cordial
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Soft Drink
Cordial
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Discover the light, delicate taste of hand-picked elderflowers. Perfect company for those warm summer days and relaxing summer evenings.
Fever-Tree Ginger Beer
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Soft Drink
Ginger Beer
0.0% ABV
A distinct, fresh ginger taste predominates. It is refreshing and clean-tasting without being overly sweet. As the liquid passes through the palate, the ginger will fill the whole mouth, leaving a warmth at the back of the throat.
J20 Apple & Mango
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Soft Drink
Fruit Drinks
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Bottle Green Drinks Fruity Raspberry Lemonade
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Soft Drink
Sparkling Pressé
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A deliciously refreshing soft drink, combining tart lemon juice with sweet juicy raspberries and lightly sparkling spring water.
J20 Orange & Passion Fruit
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Soft Drink
Fruit Drinks
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Fever-Tree Sicilian Lemonade
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Soft Drink
Soda
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By using a process called sfumatrice, normally only employed by expert perfumiers, this lemonade takes both the oils from the peel and the juice from the fruit of Sicilian lemons to create a sweeter, more rounded and delicate flavour.
Franklin & Sons Ltd Strawberry & Raspberry
0.0% ABV
Soft Drink
Soda
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Strawberries and raspberries are a classic summertime hit and thanks to a Franklin & Sons addition of cracked black pepper, this liquid is deliciously different that can be enjoyed year-round.
Thomas & Evans T&E No.1
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Soft Drink
Soda
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Crafted with over 20 ingredients, including silver birch charcoal filtered green fruit juices and steam-distilled botanicals, including apple, elderflower, citrus peel and oak tincture.