The Briton's Protection is a historic, Grade II listedpublic house in Manchester, England.[1] Various dates are given for its establishment; the pub's own website says 1806, although its bicentenary was not celebrated until 2011.[2] 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, 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]
