CAMRA & English Heritage Award
2005
Perhaps the ultimate accolade for the Restoration work at The
Prestoungrange Gothenburg came when CAMRA [The Campaign for Real
Ale] and English Heritage agreed that their annual national award
for the Best Conservation of a Pub in the UK
was received. The citation follows below:
��The Prestoungrange ��Goth�� dates from 1908 and
is today one of only three surviving ��Gothenburg��
pubs, semi-temperance outlets created to limit alcohol abuse,
in which staff originally received bonuses for selling soft drinks
and food rather than beer and spirits. Profits above 5% were given
to the local community.
��By 1960 all but two Scottish Gothenburgs - a concept imported
from Sweden to Edwardian Scotland by Thomas Nelson and others
- had succumbed to commercial pressures and abandoned their original
moral stance. Cleverly though, the phoenix-like rebirth of The
Prestoungrange Gothenburg has reinterpreted Nelson��s original
charitable enterprise for the 21st century, with surplus profits
being channelled into the local Arts Festival and related arts
initiatives to stimulate socioeconomic regeneration. In addition,
while the first Goth sold beers from the now-defunct Prestonpans
brewery, Fowler��s Prestonpans Ales, its worthy successor,
brews its own beer on-site.
Craig Allan Receives the Plaque from English Heritage
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Craig Allan travelled to Bristol for the
Awards Ceremony, and is pictured as he receives the
honoured plaque. |
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A Wee Celebration for the whole Town and the
Folk Who Made it Happen
February 9th 2006 was declared Celebration Day, and the
whole town and the whole restoration team were invited for
the night. Craig Allan made a special brew of which the
recipe is a well guarded secret! |
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