The Briton's Protection is a historic, Grade II listed public 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 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]
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]
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