{"id":1346,"date":"2020-11-24T16:57:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T16:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2020-11-24T16:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T16:57:29","slug":"failing-our-historic-pubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/11\/24\/failing-our-historic-pubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Failing our historic pubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019m well aware that our priority at present is to keep open<br>the pubs that are open. That said, let\u2019s not forget those<br>parts of our pub and brewery heritage which are under<br>threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These thoughts were prompted by the announcement of<br>the Victorian Society\u2019s list of Ten Most Endangered Buildings<br>for 2020. There were two buildings within our area of<br>interest and although neither of them are in London, I feel<br>that they are worth drawing to readers\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FORMER ANGLO-BAVARIAN BREWERY,<br>SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Grade II*-listed building, dating from 1864, may have<br>been Britain\u2019s first lager brewery, although originally it<br>brewed beer for export. It is one of many large brewery<br>buildings that were built following the 1830 Beerhouse Act,<br>which liberalised the brewing and sale of beer. Brewing<br>ended in 1939 and the site became a trading estate,<br>although only a small area is currently in use. The remaining<br>part is in a very poor condition and is on Historic England\u2019s<br>Heritage at Risk register. Historic England are hoping to<br>work with the owners to avoid the site deteriorating beyond<br>the point of repair. <a href=\"https:\/\/historicengland.org.uk\/listing\/the-list\/list-entry\/1296561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List Entry Number: 1296561<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE CAPTAIN COOK PUB, MIDDLESBROUGH<br>NORTH YORKSHIRE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1791.jpg 596w, https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1791-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><figcaption>Photo (c) WhatPub \/ Cleveland CAMRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This Grade II-listed building, dating from 1893, is, as a<br>plaque on its wall explains, named after the famous<br>explorer Captain Cook, who was born in nearby Marton. The<br>Jacobean style building also features the blackbird motif of<br>the local Vaux Brewery, from Sunderland. It was once<br>featured in the comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet but has<br>now stood empty and boarded up for ten years. It is,<br>predictably, in a poor state of repair although some<br>decorative features are still in place. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/historicengland.org.uk\/listing\/the-list\/list-entry\/1136730\" target=\"_blank\">List Entry Number: 1136730<br><\/a><br>If you want to find out more click on the list entry number to<br>see the full entry on the Historic England website. You can also see photos of this pair of magnificent buildings. The Captain Cook is also<br>on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/whatpub.com\/pubs\/CLV\/12-0219\/captain-cook-middlesbrough\" target=\"_blank\">WhatPub.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As before, I have to ask how our planning system can allow<br>this to happen. There are sixteen pubs in London that are<br>on the Heritage at Risk register and I will report on these in<br>the next edition.<br><strong><em>Tony Hedger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m well aware that our priority at present is to keep openthe pubs that are open. 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