1936 Pub Co promises a ‘shamelessly nostalgic affair’ for Pilgrim Street
The Pilgrim pub is set to return to the city centre after being taken over by the company behind The Vines, The Monro and St Peter’s Tavern.
The 1936 Pub Co announced on Thursday (20 March) that it had acquired the Pilgrim Street pub, a city centre stalwart since 1981 until it closed last summer, and will be reopening it in April.
It will reopen alongside a new pub from the same company, The Mayflower Inn, which will have ‘a touch of a nautical flavour’ in a ‘subtle departure’ from the pub’s characteristic nostalgia-tinged interiors.
In a statement on Instagram the 1936 Pub Co said: “And we’re back! Well, the ledge Pilgrim will be, very very soon.
“We’re the proud new owners from the ‘1936 Pubco’ . The folks who brought you such fab pubs as the Monro, the Vines, Red Lion, White Hart, St Peter’s and more ! “‘…. But but …. are ya gonna change it and spoil it ?!!’ Are we fuck. Long time pilgrim fans, first time pilgrim owners. We grew up in here and know exactly what it’s about. Also we know what we’re doing with pubs. Bit a trust please, people.
“Our idea is only to creatively add, not to take anything away from the institution we all have come to know and love . So yeah, the booths, the brick, the mirrors, the beer garden, the cask ales and the tunes will all still be gloriously retained. Even those derelict vintage mini table juke boxes are staying but being augmented by a big new retro one that’ll sit in the corner by the iconic spiral staircase .
“Actually they’ll [sic] be more cask ales and craft beers than ever before, showcasing the best work of local brewers. Oh and those toilets ? We still haven’t made minds up on those. They are things of horror and graffiti drenched beauty.
“Doors will open in about a months time.”
That same day the company also announced a neighbour to the Pilgrim Street pub, The Mayflower Inn, and set out what pub-goers can expect from the nautical-tinged addition to the Georgian Quarter.
“We are excited to announce our second imminent pub opening, a neighbour to ‘the Pilgrim’, on Pilgrim St in Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter. We hope to open next month,” the company said in a statement on Instagram.
“The ‘Mayflower Inn’ will be another flavour of a vintage British pub, and another stage in our mission to re-introduce ‘real pubs’ to a city that was once home to 100s of traditional hostelries.
“With pubs closing at a daily rate, or being modernised and morphed into more modern, restaurant-orientated iterations of a great institution, we are trying to play a part in making our home city the pub capital of the UK.”
“‘The Mayflower Inn’, set in a late 18th century warehouse building that neighbours the much loved and soon to re-open ‘Pilgrim’ pub, will be a cosy, shamelessly nostalgic affair,” the statement continued.
“You can expect a log burning fire and an abundance of cask ale choices , from local brewers.
“The interior will be recognisable as a painstakingly authentic ‘1936 Pubco’ recreation of a centuries old interior. Old homely feeling pub lovers are in for a treat. This time we’ve given our work a touch of a nautical flavour, a subtle departure.”
For updates on the opening date, follow The Pilgrim and The Mayflower Inn.
'Floating food fun in the dock': Daffodil, Canning Dock, reviewed
Beyond Monet and Van Gogh coming to Exhibition Centre
Get the latest news to your inbox
Get the latest food & drink news and exclusive offers by email by signing up to our mailing list. This is one of the ways that Confidentials remains free to our readers and by signing up you help support our high quality, impartial and knowledgable writers. Thank you!
