A Brigg pub and its customers have been unable to raise a glass and mark a milestone in its long history due to the Coronavirus alert which has led to the government closing all hostelries across the UK.
It is now 10 years since The Dying Gladiator, on Bigby Street, was saved from what seemed likely closure.
The Glad had been shut and boarded up for some time when a local businessman stepped in - acquiring and refurbishing the pub.
It reopened in March 2010 with some nice touches added, including distinctive 'DG' lettering set into the window panes.
However, every effort was made to retain the traditional and familiar feel of the grade two listed building in the heart of Brigg's Conservation Area.
Having shown interest in the Gladiator's rescue and posted news as the refurb progressed, Brigg Blog was surprised, and honoured, to be invited down by businessman Robert Borrill to cut the tape and declare the pub well and truly reopen (see picture above).
Here are a few of the pictures we took that evening as invited guests enjoyed themselves in the restored premises.
Coronavirus closure was enforced on Friday, March 23 when The Glad, and other hostelries, served their final pints...for the time being.
The Gladiator is one of the town's oldest, and the only one in the UK to carry this name.
Owner William Clark installed his Dying Gladiator statute above the front entrance back in 1863, when the pub was already well-established.
During the Second World War it was a popular haunt for brave bomber crews from RAF Elsham Wold, who re-named it The Dying Navigator - a touch of black humour as many were lost on missions.
Grade two listed status was afforded to the building in 1976, together with the nearby Lord Nelson.
The Glad has seen many 'mine hosts' in its time, including members of the Clark family, and (more recently) long-serving Baz Fewster.
For some years now it has been overseen by Eugene Irwin, leaseholder/landlord.
Glad regulars are looking forward to the ban being lifted, in due course, so they can enjoy visiting the pub again, particularly its popular weekend karaoke/disco sessions when many take to the dance floor and/or meet up in the adjoining beer garden.
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| Refurbishment under way 10 years ago. |
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| The night the Dying Gladiator reopened in 2010. |
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| The Dying Gladiator boarded up in January 2010. |
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