City centre pub could get new lease of life months after closing

The pub closed down in February of this year

A Cambridgeshire pub could be given a new lease of life just months after closing. Back in February, the Sir Henry Royce pub in Broadway, Peterborough, closed its doors.

A fundraiser was set up to try and save the pub, however not enough money was raised. Now months on from its closure, the pub could reopen with new owners.

Amber Taverns Ltd has submitted a premises licence application to Peterborough City Council to transfer the premises licence. The pub was previously owned by the Craft Union Pub Company, which didn’t renew the pub’s lease.

In a notice of application for the premises licence, the potential new owners seeks to “alter the internal structure of the premises”, as well as change the opening hours.

If approved, the Amber Taverns Ltd would open the pub from 9am until 1.30am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Sundays and 9am until 2.30am on Wednesdays to Saturdays. The applicant also wishes to open the pub for longer in seasonal times.

For example, they seek to open the pub until 2am on Christmas eve, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. To prevent crime and disorder, the applicant will implement a zero tolerance drugs policy and have door supervisors.

For public safety, staff will be trained for the Challenge 25 policy, fire training and the ask Angela policy. CCTV will also be installed at the pub.

The Sir Henry Royce reopened under its current name in March 2015. It was named after the engineer and founder of Rolls Royce, Sir Henry Royce.

Sir Henry Royce was born in the village of Alwalton, around five miles from Peterborough city centre, in March 1863. He died in West Wittering in April 1933.