Nottingham: Lions, Falcons and Dragons

Back in Nottingham.Home of Castle Rock, stone lions guarding the old council house, a higher proportion than usual of folks in heavy metal t-shirts, and plenty of houses on the market vacated by ex-Premier League managers.On the agenda for the day were a few 2026 Good Beer Guide pubs that I've missed previously, a Spoons I've not been to before, looking weird taking pictures of football stickers on lamp posts and a bit of live music in the evening.Right...let's head up to Canning Circus.This confluence of roads heading to the city centre is a bit of a hotspot for pubs, where I really thought I'd done them all.There's the Lincoln Green Sir John Borlase Warren, the Good Fellow George in an old bank, and Blue Monkey's Organ Grinder.No-one's resurrected this one yet though...My target on this occasion was the Falcon...Falcon Inn (1 Alfreton Road, Nottingham, NG7 3JE)An early arrival meant the landlady was pottering around outside rearranging pavement tables, following me in as I examined…