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LANDLORD: Dave Walker
Is development bid last orders for pub?
Miles Skinner2/ 1/2008
TRADITIONAL pub enthusiasts have vowed to fight for the survival of a threatened Stockport tavern.
Plans for the £500 million Bridgefield Development in the town centre suggest The Tiviot on Tiviot Dale could be surplus to requirements.
The popular local watering hole, has been run by the same family for 43 years. Landlord Dave Walker said: "We went down to the Brown Lane exhibition which had a scale model of plans and found we had been squashed by a department store - which was a bit of a shock.
"We have since had a letter saying we will be affected but nothing more specific.
"It’s a shame because we have a lot of older regulars here who are not interested in the chrome places that are now attracting the younger customers."
Dave (pictured), 57, has worked in the pub since he was 15 and his father Roy was landlord.
He now shares the Robinson’s venue with partner Jill.
He added: "We would get another place but I thought I’d see out my days here."
CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) reported that the Swan with Two Necks, on Princes Street, was only saved from a similar fate by its Grade II listed status.
The situation has arisen from the Bridgefield regeneration plans for Stockport town centre by developers Bovis Lend Lease.
John Clarke, CAMRA spokesman, said: "Fortunately the Swan with Two Necks, which is a listed building appears to be safe but the Tiviot is not.
"So we will be kicking up a bit of a fuss when things start moving."
Mr Clarke added that the Victorian building is a popular spot with workers at lunchtime and has been in the same family for almost 50-years.
"It is essential to keep pubs of this calibre in the town to make sure mature drinkers are catered for," he said.
"Stockport needs to retain a good mix of bars and traditional pubs for all tastes.
"It’s a good old fashioned town pub. There’s no historic features or anything like that but it’s a very good pub with a good lunchtime crowd that will be a shame to lose."
As well as creating 2,000 jobs, the proposed Bridgefield development is expected to include 650,000 sq ft of retail, 80,000 sq ft of leisure and dining outlets, a multi-screen cinema, 250 residential apartments, as well as 1,750 car parking spaces.
Craig Graham, development manager from Lend Lease said: "The Tiviot pub is within the area covered by the proposed Bridgefield development.
"We have been going through an intensive public consultation exercise involving local businesses, including Robinson’s Brewery and no final plans for individual businesses have yet been finalised."
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