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The Woodman was situated on Upland Road, a narrow residential road. In the 1970s, rather ahead of the times, the landlord painted the interior in dark colours and made the pub look rather smart. He installed a very expensive, very sophisticated sound system and would play rather sophisticated music (I remember lots of Sinatra). This was in contrast to other pubs that, if they modernised at all, would paint the interior red and play loud music that might appeal to a younger audience.

Source: John French

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