Residents have been left 'saddened' after The Riverway pub in The Meadows was boarded up the weekend.
The post-war pub in Arkwright Way was formerly owned by Basford-based brewery Shipstones, over 20 years ago.
It was taken over by Yorkshire-based Samuel Smith's Brewery in 2017 after a long period of closure.
The brewery has become well-known for its keenness to retain a 'Victorian' atmosphere in its pubs, including the banning of mobile devices.
The Riverway survived the demolition work which took place in The Meadows in the 1970s, when 22 pubs were lost, but was boarded up on Tuesday, April 2.
It became particularly famous and popular among those from St Saviour's Church across the street when, at the start of the 1990s, the landlord opened the pub to around 50 parishioners.
The vicar at the time, Reverend John Bentham, decided to take over the lounge area with the parishioners and a band, where they sang 'Shine Jesus Shine'.
The church, which opened in 1864, is also one of the remaining buildings to have survived the clearance in the '70s.
Vince Summerly, 30, lives with his girlfriend, Mikaela, 25, in St Saviour's Gardens behind the pub. He said he was planning on taking her to the pub for her birthday later on in the month.
Mr Summerly added: "I'm quite saddened by this. It's a bit of a shame we're losing local stuff like that all the time.
"We've lost post offices and other pubs are going; we're losing the focal points of the community.
"We were going to go when we got some money together, as it's a bit tight at the minute. I was going to take Mikaela for her birthday later this month."
Mr Summerly said he was hoping for it to be put to good use in the future.
He said: "I'm hoping it's going to be turned into something nice. I would rather see it being used as another pub or a community centre, possibly even a youth club."
Another resident, Maggie Newton, who has lived in the area for over 20 years, claimed it had been struggling.
The 53-year-old added: "It is a shame, but I think it had not been doing well for a while, it closed the other weekend and then opened again.
"I used to go before it changed breweries, but now it just seemed like there were just a few drinkers in the bar.
"Maybe if it became a food bar or if Castle Rock took it over, I would probably go to it then."
Samuel Smith's Brewery declined to comment.
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