Opening in August, The Signal Post is the inspiration of Joel & Fleur Penny who some may know from their interest in the New Amsterdam in the High Street. The Signal Post aims to be a different venture, not quite a wine bar, nor a Tapas or Bistro but an informal collective of all, causal and relaxed being the watchword. There will be craft beer.

Its early days yet as we write this (July 2023) so it will take a while for it to settle into its place. Currently Joel,  Fleur and friends are getting on with it, scraping back the old paint and removing the plaster down to the original brickwork of what most remember as betting shop owned by Ladbrooks but back in 1926 it was the National Provincial Bank. Evidence still remains!
 

We tend to forget that these older buildings had cellars almost as big as the building above.

There is still evidence of its bank history with an internal structure that used to be the vault where the beer barrels will sit and be chilled. Sadly the vault door is gone but you can still see where the lock bar latched into each side of the reinforced frame.

We love getting the opportunity to visit below as often this part of the building remains unchanged from the day it was constructed.

Below, the passages that surround the vault room keeping it isolated from the building walls.

Joel & Fleur Penny