Cherry Tree Nearly complete

 

New Cherry Tree

Welwyn Times

This article appeared in the Welwyn Times on 12 April 1934 page 2 with the picture an the second article on page 3

“With the opening of two luncheon rooms the Cherry Tree rebuilding which was started over a year ago, is now practically complete.Only the garden layout remains to be done, and we understand that this will be put in hand almost at once. A scheme is contemplated that will embody all the most attractive features of a german biergarten, including special lighting effects.

The new rooms which are on the site of th luncheon room in the old building are charmingly decorated in a combination of tasteful modernity and restful restraint. The service arrangements are designed to prevent the noise of the washing up and cooking smells spoiling the delightfully intimate atmosphere, and there is a loggia along one side of the rooms that preserves th al fresco spirit that was such an attraction in the old building. The smaller room opens off the main one and it will no doubt be a popular setting for private and club functions.

One curious last link with the old Cherry Tree remains. The giant hat stands, that have for so many years puzzled visitors have been retained, newly painted in a chaste grey but still rising as stark expressions of Mr de soissons’ faith that Welwyn would one day breed a race of 7 foot supermen that could use them in comfort.”

” The last remaining timbers of the old Cherry Tree were removed early last month and on its site stands the new building almost complete; surely a tribute to the art and skill of the Architect, the Builder and the British Workman.

This is another fine example of the policy persistently pursued, since the beginning of the present century by Whitbread & Co.’ Ltd., the sponsors of the Improved Public House Co., Ltd., with which Welwyn Restaurants, Ltd., is closely connected.

Whitbread’s are one of the cheif pioneers in the movement for building, whenever possible, better licenced Refreshment Houses, with rooms for recreation, large, light, well ventilated and comfortably furnished bars where food and drink can be taken in pleasent surroundings, and where a man may take his wife without hesitation.

The new Cherry Tree is probably well known to most of the residents of the Garden City. It provides for Dinners, Dances, etc., in a well appointed Hall, a large and comfortable Public Bar, Games room, a pleasingly furnished and spacious Saloon Bar; the Saloon Lounge, which has for some time been temporarily used as a restaurant, is now refurnished and the new Restaurant, Annexe and Verandah completed and open to the public.

The attractive separate Off Licence provides for the puchase of beers, wines and spirits for home requirements and orders received by this department are promptly executed.

Cars to the number of seventy five can be accommodated in the Car Park.

The builders will soon have fulfilled their task when inprovements will be made to the already attractive gardens, thus making The Cherry Tree one of the finest refreshment houses in the country and a social centre worthy of its postion in a delightful Garden City.”