Pub of the Season
Pub of the Season
Winter 2011
The Dying Gladiator, Brigg
Our Winter Pub of the Season is the Dying Gladiator in Brigg.
Located on Bigby Street just behind the High Street, this uniquely
named, attractive, community pub has come back from the brink in
recent times. Once boarded up for over two years, it was bought
by local farmer Robert Borrill, and in 2010 was leased by first-time
licensee Peter Carter, who runs the Gladiator helped by wife Vida
and son Stuart. Peter previously ran a transport company for thirty
years, but has been at the helm at the Dying Gladiator for the last
eight months.
The pub has a statue of the aforementioned gladiator over the
entrance, and this is often sought out for a souvenir photo by
visiting tourists.
Inside, the pub is open plan in design, but with
four discrete drinking areas, one of which has leather sofas. The bar
area has a tile floor, and the pub is simply, but tastefully decorated,
and displays vintage photographs of Brigg on the walls. They also
have a real coal fire for the colder months of the year.
Four real ales are sold: Dying Gladiator (4.0% ABV), a house beer
brewed by Tom Wood, Black Sheep Bitter, Tom Wood's Bomber
County and Batemans XXXB, all kept and served in good
condition.
The pub is a free house, but seems to have settled on
these beers as they are very popular with customers, and is open all
day from 11am-11pm (later on Fri/Sat). The pub relies almost
exclusively on wet sales, but does produce daily sandwiches. A
poker night is held on Wednesday, and Peter is currently
developing a snooker/pool hall in a large room at the rear of the
pub.
We congratulate Peter and family on this award, presented on Saturday 12 February at 12.30 pm.
Photo coutesy of Nigel Fisher
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