The Yew Tree - was the closest pub to Salisbury, occupying a triangular plot where Birch Road joins the Brookvale Rd, the rear entrance faced the Salisbury main reception. Old maps show the pub in the middle of farmland and it looks as if it was accessed only by a track in the early days. I'm pleased to report the pub is still there even though it's surroundings have changed dramatically, it once had a small triangular bowls green to the south of the main building but that was changed duiring my time at Salisbury to a small carpark, which was used by Salisbury's managers.
The pub was handy for a lunchtime drink on Christams Eve early finish, but my main recollection is not entirely positive, the old landlord (can't remember his name, but he looked like a Tom or a Burt) retired around 1970, he presided over great sandwiches - anything you like as long as it's cheese or ham, you were greeted by these made fresh every day, a mountain of each unwrapped and on huge trays behind the bar together with a massive bowl of prepared spannish onion, which was served loose in a white paper bag.
One lunchtime I crossed Birch Rd having already mentally chosen cheese and onion to be greeted by a fresh face behind the bar (who explained the old landlord had retired) and a sparkling new display case containing a wide variety of prepacked sanwiches, price? About 3 times previous cost.
Ah Well! That's progress.
Peg