The Briton's Protection

The Briton's Protection
The pub in 2008, as a Tetley house (it was refurbished in 2014)
General information
Type Public house
Address 50 Great Bridgewater Street
Town or city Manchester
Country England
Coordinates 53°28′30″N 2°14′50″W / 53.474977°N 2.247279°W / 53.474977; -2.247279Coordinates: 53°28′30″N 2°14′50″W / 53.474977°N 2.247279°W / 53.474977; -2.247279
Designations Grade II listed

The Briton's Protection is a historic, grade II listed[1] public house in central Manchester, England. Various dates are given for its establishment; the pub's own website says 1806, though its bicentenary was not celebrated until 2011.[2] In any case, it was listed in Pigot and Dean's New Directory of Manchester & Salford for 1821 and 1822.[2]

The pub's name recalls its use as an army recruiting venue.[3] A set of murals inside the pub commemorates the Peterloo Massacre.[3]

The brick building, with a slate roof, was granted grade II listed status, offering protection from unauthorised alteration or demolition, in March 1990.[1] The largely intact 1930s interior has six public rooms.[1] Other notable architectural features include a terrazzo-tiled corridor floor, moulded ceiling, original 1930s urinals and the serving hatch through which people in the two rear rooms are served beer from the front bar.[4]

As well as serving real ale, it is known for offering a wide range of over 200 whiskies.[5]

For many years, the pub was operated as a Tetley house, [2] then by Punch Taverns, before being taken over in 2014 by an independent operator and refurbished.[6] The pub was voted 'Best Pub in Manchester' in the Pride of Manchester Awards in both 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.[5] It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "The Britons Protection Public House  (Grade II) (1292050)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Briton's Protection". Manchester History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Mike (8 November 2012). "The origins of Manchester pub names". Cheshire Life. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs. CAMRA Books. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-85249-304-2.
  5. 1 2 "The Briton's Protection Manchester". Manchester Bars. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Blackett, L'Oreal. "City Arms Takes Over Britons Protection". Manchester Confidential. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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