Originally opened by Charles Wells as HGs in the mid-1990s with traditional decor but making use of the HG Wells theme with paintings and features relating to his books. Reopened in August 2009 as the Grapevine, taking its name from a pub nearby which closed in the early 1980s (now Argos). The pub closed in 2012 and re-opened in July 2013 after a refurbishment as Clarkes Restaurant. Charles Wells returned it back into a pub in August 2017, featuring Pizza, Pots and Pints.