PLAQUE 13:
Hopper’s yard
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The ‘Paul Pry’ ale house 1917
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Entrance to Hopper’s Yard
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Summer in Hopper’s Yard
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Holt’s 1940’s weekend
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Christmas in Hopper’s Yard
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Unlocking Holt’s hidden past...
There are many retail Yards to discover in the town centre and ‘Hopper’s Yard’ is one of the most recent additions.
Purchased in 2010 as a derelict site comprising an old coaching inn and ale house with numerous outbuildings, an extensive programme of restoration took place. Intermixing the sensitive conversion of existing buildings with newer additions a complex of small commercial units has been achieved. Some of the earliest buildings date back to 1715.
Adjacent is the former ‘Paul Pry’ public house which was the home of the late Arthur Hopper who was renowned in the town for his meticulously maintained ‘secret garden’. The garden has been retained and now features a vintage tea room.
The ‘Paul Pry’ was named after the title character in an immensely successful comedy of 1825 whose catch-phrase was “I hope I don’t intrude”.
Purchased in 2010 as a derelict site comprising an old coaching inn and ale house with numerous outbuildings, an extensive programme of restoration took place. Intermixing the sensitive conversion of existing buildings with newer additions a complex of small commercial units has been achieved. Some of the earliest buildings date back to 1715.
Adjacent is the former ‘Paul Pry’ public house which was the home of the late Arthur Hopper who was renowned in the town for his meticulously maintained ‘secret garden’. The garden has been retained and now features a vintage tea room.
The ‘Paul Pry’ was named after the title character in an immensely successful comedy of 1825 whose catch-phrase was “I hope I don’t intrude”.