The Briton's Protection

The Briton's Protection
Black-and-white pub
The pub in 2026
The Briton's Protection is located in Greater Manchester
The Briton's Protection
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
TypePublic house
LocationGreat Bridgewater Street, Manchester, England
Coordinates53°28′30″N 2°14′50″W / 53.4750°N 2.2473°W / 53.4750; -2.2473
Design and construction
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name
The Britons Protection public house
Designated16 March 1990
Reference no.1292050
Website
www.thebritonsprotection.co.uk

The Briton's Protection is a Grade II listed historic public house on Great Bridgewater Street in Manchester, England.[1] Various dates have been suggested for its establishment; the pub's own website cites 1806, although its bicentenary was not celebrated until 2011.[2] It also appeared 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, as do a set of murals inside the pub.[3]

The Peterloo Massacre of 1819 happened nearby, and there are unconfirmed reports that some of the injured were brought into the pub and laid out on the bar to be treated.[4]

The brick building, with a slate roof, was granted Grade II listed status, offering protection from unauthorised alteration or demolition, in 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.[5]

As well as serving real ale, it is known for offering over 360 whiskies.[6]

Exterior of Briton's Protection
The pub in 2008, as a Tetley's house

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.[7] The pub was voted Best Pub in Manchester in the Pride of Manchester Awards in both 2008–2009 and 2009–2010.[6] It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "The Britons Protection public house (Grade II) (1292050)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "The Briton's Protection". Manchester History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ Smith, Mike (8 November 2012). "The origins of Manchester pub names". Cheshire Life. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ Slater, Chris (16 August 2022). "Peterloo campaigners hold protest at Britons Protection pub saying new skyscraper next to it would 'trample on our history'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs. CAMRA Books. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-85249-304-2.
  6. ^ a b "The Briton's Protection Manchester". Manchester Bars. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. ^ Blackett, L'Oreal. "City Arms Takes Over Britons Protection". Manchester Confidential. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

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