The Mancunian Way: Protect this pub
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt’s one of Manchester’s oldest and most recognisable pubs. But the Briton’s Protection faces an uncertain future. In today’s Mancunian Way we’ll learn about the almighty David and Goliath battle the pub has on its hands.
As an underdog tale of corporate might versus heritage and community, it’s a parable for modern-day Manchester - and it also features hundreds and hundreds of bottles of whiskey.
Elsewhere in today’s newsletter we’ll explore an ideal for living on the outskirts of Oldham that more than a century after its construction is still providing a welcome enclave for those who call it home.
And we’ll also take a trip down memory lane to revisit The Doll’s Hospital, the ‘creepiest place in Manchester’. The Britons Protection has stood on the corner of Albion Street and Great Bridgewater Street for more than 200 years.
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