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Historic Pub Interiors - Britain's Real Heriage Pubs

Historic Pub Interiors - An Overview

One of their great joys of Britain's pubs is their sheer variety, ranging from simple rural pubs to late-Victorian extravaganzas. CAMRA's Pub Heritage Group is committed to protecting and promoting our historic pub interiors. The Group maintains the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, a list of those interiors that have remained intact for a long time and/or have features of exceptional historic or architectural importance. The Group also publishes Regional Real Heritage Pub Guides.

Sadly few pub interiors are the same now, or nearly so, as when they were built, and many that have so far survived are pub interiors at risk from being lost. There are many challenges associated with preserving our heritage pubs, but getting pubs statutorily “listed” gives them significant protection from insensitive development, and we seek to work with local authority planners and planning authorities, offering advice and suggestions. We also need help from anyone interested in historic pub interiors to identify more Real Heritage Pubs, and use them so they continue to be viable as pubs.

Here is a more detailed overview of Historic Pub Interiors.

Britain's Real Heritage Pubs - Online Pub Guide

News and Updates

The Beech Leeds is closed, boarded up and for sale. If you know of someone who wishes to ensure this Real Heritage Pub remains as a pub and not converted to other uses can you please ask them to ring Sam Frankland of Colliers International 0113 200 1808 NOW to arrange a viewing.

The Kings Head Blyth is closed and up for sale at £280,000. If you know of someone who wishes to ensure this Real Heritage Pub remains as a pub and not converted to other uses can you please ask them to ring Christie & Co on O191 222 1740 NOW to arrange a viewing.

Full details of all Britain’s Real Heritage pubs currently up for sale

Feature Article

GETTING MORE REAL ALE INTO REAL HERITAGE PUBS.

Mick Slaughter contributes this note to encourage us all:

‘We all like visiting Britain's Real Heritage Pubs and the visit is a much better experience when the pub sells a tasty real ale. We are therefore delighted when pubs such as the above 'go real' and we are also very pleased when the quality and choice of real ales improves e.g. The Garden Gate, Hunslet, Leeds which now has a range of Leeds Brewery beers on sale. Here are some thoughts on how everyone can make a difference.

‘A. Always ask for 'real ale' when in a Real Heritage Pub even if it is obvious there are no hand-pumps as you are then demonstrating a demand. There are still licensees who say "There is no demand for it". The annual Cask Beer Reports prove otherwise and state that the demand is increasing year on year.

‘B. Where you are in a Real Heritage Pub which sells national beer brands and you would prefer to drink tasty micro-brewery beers then before you place your order always ask "Have you got any local real ales". If the licensee states they are tied to a pub company list of beers please take the opportunity to point out that Admiral Taverns, Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns licensees can buy local real ales via the SIBA Direct Delivery Scheme. Suggest they make a Google search SIBA DDS for more information and point out that all of these pub company's tenants/leaseholders can use the scheme but their Business Development Managers may not tell them about it because the company makes more money from selling the national brands.