Brunswick Tavern

The Brunswick Inn is a Grade II listed pub in Derby, Derbyshire, England. The building was designed by Francis Thompson as a four-storey triangular building, Georgian in design, described as one of the earliest examples of a purpose-built commercial inn in the country. It traded continually as a public house and offered accommodation until April 1974, after which it was shut and marked for demolition. Following public outcry and negotiations, the Derby Historic Buildings Trust acquired the buildings for renovation; shell renovations were completed in 1982. In 1987 local businessmen purchased The Brunswick from the Trust, and it reopened as a public house on 3 October 1987. In 1990 construction began on an extension to restore the Inn's original capacity to produce its own beer, and on 11 June 1991 production of Brunswick Brewing Company beer began.

The Brunswick Inn was designed by Francis Thompson as a four-storey triangular building, with two of the floors being underground. Georgian in design, it is described as one of, if not the earliest example of a purpose-built commercial inn in the country. The area was designed as a self-contained community, and the Inn traded continually as a public house, as well as offering accommodation, until April 1974. It was then shut and left to fall into disrepair, and along with the cottages was marked for demolition. Public outcry at the planned demolition forced the local council to reconsider, and after protracted negotiations the Derby Historic Buildings Trust convinced the local council to sell the buildings to the Trust for renovation. The shell renovations were completed in 1982, whereupon the Historic Buildings Trust ran out of funding and the work on the interior could not be completed. The building again hung in the balance until in 1987 local businessmen saw the potential for The Brunswick and purchased it from the Trust. Work on the building began straight away, and on 3 October 1987 The Brunswick was reopened as a public house, and has remained so ever since. Early in 1990 construction was started on an extension to give the Brunswick Inn back its original capacity to produce its own beer. A traditional tower style brewery built over three levels, great care was taken to keep the brewery in keeping with the history of the Inn, with lines of windows and stonework following through into the extension. The plant itself was installed in April 1991, and on 11 June 1991 production of Brunswick Brewing Company beer began. The brewery has a brew length of 10 imperial barrels (16.36Hl), and a maximum production of approximately 1000 imperial barrels per year.

• Brunswick Brewing Company beer

  Beer produced on-site at the brewery with a brew length of 10 imperial barrels (16.36Hl) and a maximum production of approximately 1000 imperial barrels per year.

1. 1Official website homepagebrunswickderby.co.uk
2. 2Historybrunswickderby.co.uk