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The Shawbury shed that’s now a proper pub
Thursday 7th April 2011, 11:31AM BST.
Jamie Pearce outside his pub shed in Shawbury
The humble garden shed has offered British men a sanctuary from the stresses of family life for decades.
But now Shropshire man Jamie Pearce has taken the concept to new heights after spending £3,000 to convert his beloved shed into a pub complete with beer taps, optics, a TV showing live sport, a fruit machine and a dartboard. The 32-year-old spent a year transforming the 12ft by 8ft shed.
Now the highways supervisor has every man’s dream leisure pad at his home in Shawbury.
He has even named the shed-shaped pub The Three Lions after beginning work to transform it ahead of England’s disastrous World Cup campaign in South Africa last year.
Along with a well-stocked bar, the shed boasts authentic bar mirrors, decorative blue LED lights, bar stools, a stereo system and a wireless internet connection.
Mr Pearce said the shed had become the envy of his friends. The married father-of-two said: “I was aiming for a sports bar look and now we use it for barbecues and for entertaining friends and family.
“It started when my wife Claire was always complaining about me having the football on the TV in the house. So I built the shed and then turned it into a pub for me and my mates to have our own place.
“My wife and two small daughters now get complete control of the remote control for the TV in the house, while I can watch the match in the comfort of my own back garden. It’s priceless.
He added: “There’s no beer on tap because I would need a licence for that. But when the lads come over they can bring their own beer and we keep it in the fridge.
“I started work on it before the World Cup, but ever since England crashed out I just carried on improving it so I could carry on watching sport in there.”
Now the shed is set to do battle with dozens of others from across the country after Mr Pearce entered it in the National Shed Week competition. He is calling on Shropshire Star readers to vote for it.
Visit www.readersheds.co.uk/share.cfm
- Does your garden shed put Mr Pearce’s in the shade? If so contact the newsroom on (01952) 242424 or e-mail newsroom@shropshirestar.co.uk
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Good Effort!! Can guests smoke in there too?
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Something wrong somewhere.
A charity in Ludlow is distributing food parcels to families who cannot afford to feed themselves and this p###t spends 3,000 quid on a shed.
More money than sense I think.
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So a guy does something for himself , and pays for it himself and the above says
“Something wrong somewhere”.WHY?? this guy clearly works for a living earns his money and spends it how he sees fit and in colins view because we have hard up people in the UK he has more money than sense . Colin you are correct something is wrong your view on how decent people spend the money they earn what are we to do give our money away .
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get over yourself colin. if you really care about these poor people then why aren’t you out helping them instead of sitting there moaning about things like this!
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Be quiet Colin.
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Something wrong somewhere.
Colin.D. appears to have splashed out on a computer and internet connection, whilst a charity in Ludlow… blah blah etc.
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Free beer too, i hope, as he’s not licensed lol
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A very good effort but have you got planning permission for it ????. Now its in the paper you may get a visit from planning regs ….
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Building Regulations
If you want to put up small detached buildings such as a garden shed or summerhouse in your garden, building regulations will not normally apply if the floor area of the building is less than 15 square metres and contains NO sleeping accommodation.
If the floor area of the building is between 15 square metres and 30 square metres, you will not normally be required to apply for building regulations approval providing that the building contains NO sleeping accommodation and is either at least one metre from any boundary or it is constructed of substantially non-combustible materials.
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When I sold my house a few years ago, there was a hold up because there was no planning permission for a shed in the garden put up by the previous owners. It was just a normal shed.
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A visit from the planners might be the least of his worries. Lots of detail about what the shed contains and a photo is all you need to get a visit from the local villains. Personally, I’d have kept quiet about it.
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I can beat that
http://www.737shed.co.uk
Another year and a half’s work, i rekon. Save it your favourites and check on progress!
(I work, I’m paying for it, and i havn’t got planning permission, also donated to both children in need and comic releif more than once)
Ta!!
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Colin D, get a grip!… if he want’s to spend £3000 of his hard earned cash on a shed that’s kitted out… so be it!
Why not sell your house and buy a 1 bedroom flat and give your spare money to aforementioned food parcel charity!? … no didn’t think you would.
You numpty!
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Nice idea Jesus. Only problem is I do not own a house, I rent a one bedroom apartment in Kefalonia, Greece, and live on the basic state pension.
When I was working in the UK, my company ran a voluntary scheme whereby we could donate money each week to a specified charity, and I contributed for many years so I have done my bit.
Each to his own, but I still firmly believe that when people cannot afford to feed their families, a story like this must make them feel sick, it does me.
It’s still a shed for crying out loud, and anyone who spends 3 grand on a brain dead scheme like this needs to seek professional help, urgently!!
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He could have built an extension or converted his loft costing 10 times more. Would your head have exploded if you’d read that?
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Ha Ha brilliant!!
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I think you are missing the point colin charity contributions are voluntary ie given by people most people who choose to donate to a charity of their choice on numerous occasions. It would not matter if this guy had spent 3 k on this shed , 4k on a motor bike , 12k on a car 4k on a holiday etc etc £155 pw on grocery’s from sainsbury thats what people do every day and in the big scheme of things he has spent a months wage on a hobby .
I perhaps have a little more faith in the poor people than you in our society, I doubt very much the majority would have given any thought to this story if they felt sick by it you imply that they ere not only poor but have to deal with envy issues also.
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By the way Mr. Jesus, have you noticed, you can’t spell numpty without u in it? ;-))
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I have a good idea Colin, instead of sitting on this website moaning and whining about what I have done for a bit of fun with what’s left of my small tax eaten wage, why not do everyone here a favour and pull your bottom lip over your head and take a big fat swallow. I too have struggled in the past and been broke, but I work my ass off for my family, and to pay the bills, and I think everyone is entitled to a hobby and a bit of fun now and again as there aint that much left to smile about in this country anymore.Thank you for the insult by the way, very witty, I bet you were so proud of yourself, swearing on a website that young children read. Clap clap clap! Well done!
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Where did I swear Jamie????? Your comment about how hard you work is closer to bad language than I ever got. Had it been that bad I feel sure the moderator would have rejected it.
Anyway, you’ve had your little dig back, well done. Still a pathetic waste of cash though.
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What ever happened to live and let live? Colin – you don’t know this man, you don’t know how much or how little he does or gives to charity, you don’t know how hard he works or what his life is like now or has been in the past. Could everybody please stop judging each other so quickly?
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I would just like to say a big thank you to anyone who has made a nice comment and can actually see the fun behind my shed, it means a lot to me to get nice comments, so thanks to you all.
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nice shed fella,good work on kitting it out with what a man needs.
how about a gaming steering wheel cockpit hooked up to that tv for when the sport aint on lol.
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Yeeesss top man, I hadn’t thought of that, I have an x-box 360, so I think definitely the wheel and cockpit could be next. Thanks for the idea mate, You can follow my progress on facebook if you like, just search for ‘lions pubshed’ and request me and I will have pleasure in adding anyone to the group where there are more pics and video’s etc. Thanks again for the kind comment mate.
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Great work Jamie – how can we vote for you? Colin wind your neck in !
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Nice one Lex, the voting starts on the readers sheds site at the end of May, a vote button will appear on my page on there. See you soon.
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Nice one, I don’t normally comment on this website, but felt another vote of support is much better than some other’s comments.
Lets just hope Mr Capello and the boys can enable you to spend more time in it next summer!!
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Thank you Guy, most of the comments on here have really made my day, as after all, its just a bit of fun. Cheers to everyone!!
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This is a great idea, at least he’s not off to the real pub every night leaving his family behind. Colin seems to be a bit jealous. I think it’s only fair that Jamie builds his wife one now, or may be a cinema shed for his kids. How do we vote for his shed by the way?
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Hi Ed, Thank you very much for the kind comment, I have already built my eldest daughter a shed as she loved having a fruit juice in mine so much, so now she has her own with her toy’s in for her little friends to play in. You can vote for my shed, or any of the other shed’s by logging onto http://www.readersheds.co.uk/share.cfm and select ‘pub shed’, and you will see the many other fantastic creations on there. I think public voting starts at the end of May, when you view my shed there will be a ‘vote’ icon to click on. I would very much appreciate the vote, and thanks again to you.
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Jamie,
Well done!
I read about 12 home brewers in Darlington, [I think], who have one.
That was over a year ago, and until the other day, I never dreamed that there are literally dozens out there!
A question though, “No beer on tap”? – I thought that if it was given away, no licence is required?
John
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i think the trend for pub sheds will increase up and down the country, and jamies looks ok but after seeing the couples from donnington today it wins hands down as they have clearly put alot of time and effort and thought into theirs with the memorilbilia and the sheer variety of drinks plus juke box, this will be getting my vote sorry jamie, annette
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