Malt Shovel, Spondon

The Malt Shovel is a Grade II listed public house at Potter Street, Spondon, Derby.

The pub has its own individual character, with a number of rooms from a large bar to small "snugs".

[2] This means that CAMRA has identified this pub as being in the "first division" with regard to the historic quality of its interior design.

In the confusion, the landlords ended up running two pubs in Spondon, although they did find time to install a kitchen and introduce pub-food at the Malt Shovel.

In 1333 or 1340,[6] a disastrous fire[7] started at a pub called the Malt Shovel and aided by the wind, swept through Spondon destroying the church and most of the houses.

The unusual bar
The 1920s hearth from snug "B"
The pub garden