A city pub that closed last year after the landlord was suddenly evicted is set to reopen next month.

Stonegate, the company that owns Gibraltar Gardens in Heigham Street, said that it will start serving customers again in September.

It shut its doors in November when the previous tenant was given just weeks to leave the property.

Stonegate had previously hoped the pub would reopen at the end of last month but pushed back the date as it searched for new tenants.

A spokeswoman for Stonegate Pub Partners said: "We are pleased to have appointed two great new publicans to the site, who are set to open the pub in mid-September.

Gibraltar Gardens have two new tenants hoping to have the pub open by mid-SeptemberGibraltar Gardens have two new tenants hoping to have the pub open by mid-September (Image: Newsquest)

"In the meantime Gibraltar Gardens is currently closed while refurbishment and decoration of the pub takes places.

"We're looking forward to welcoming the community back."

Stonegate started looking for new staff after the site was forced to close nine months ago when the previous landlord was evicted. 

There was controversy surrounding the previous landlord's eviction after he said he was given just two weeks' notice to move out of the building. 

The pub has been closed for the last nine monthsThe pub has been closed for the last nine months (Image: Newsquest)

Tony Dibbens took over in January 2023 as it was his late mother's favourite pub during visits to the city.

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However on November 3, Mr Dibbens and assistant manager Liam Reynolds were given notice to vacate the premises by November 17.

This resulted in a battle between Mr Dibbens and Stonegate about when he would leave. 

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It originally listed the pub's availability at a guide rent of £807 per week - which has since been reduced to £576.

Gibraltar Gardens in Heigham StreetGibraltar Gardens in Heigham Street (Image: Newsquest)

The site was established in 1470 alongside the River Wensum, but only became a public house in the early 1700s.

It was expanded and enlarged in 1550 and again in 1600, being made a grade II listed building in 1954.

More recently, it closed from the end of 1999 to March 2000 for further extensive renovations.

Gibraltar Gardens pictured in 1961Gibraltar Gardens pictured in 1961 (Image: Newsquest)