It went a treat, and I've been asked back!
Had a couple of pints of some lovely stuff ("Landlord"), and Joe Stead cooked up a birthday curry for me.
Great little pub, with a long musical history - I can't remember all the names that played there, but they include Fairport Convention and a long string of luminaries of folk and rock. Why, even Mungo Jerry played there! And the landlord, Nigel, is the friendliest you could hope to meet.

Lucky Sowerby Bridge...