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Rose of Denmark reopens
The pub empire of Sam Gregory continues to grow, with the newly reopened Rose of Denmark the latest to be in his capable hands.
After more than just a lick of paint thanks to an investment by the Heineken-owned Star Pubs chain, the Hotwells hostelry opened its doors for the first time in a good few years on Friday evening.
It joins Gregory’s other pubs across Bristol including the nearby Nova Scotia, the Bank Tavern in the Old City where he made his name, the Bell in Kingsdown, the Sugar Loaf in Easton and the Crown in St Jude’s.
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The Rose of Denmark’s Instagram account calls itself a “neighbourhood pub in Hotwells for merriment, sports and food from our regular pop-ups”.
Gregory called the Rose of Denmark the “next instalment” and promised to buy a pint to anyone visiting the pub on Friday.
Friday also just happened to be a Bristol Bears home game at Ashton Gate, with the pub on Dowry Place ideally situated for a pre- or post-match drink for the rugby and football in BS3, with the Bears taking on an Australia XV on Friday, October 8.
The Rose of Denmark on its reopening night on Friday – photo: Bristol24/7
The Rose of Denmark is named after after Alexandra, Princess of Wales, wife of the Prince of Wales who was later to become King Edward VII.
Before the Cumberland Basin road system decimated this corner of Bristol, it was home to a close-knit working class community.
In 1963, an area of Hotwells including the 18th century Assembly Room, three entire streets, shops and five pubs were demolished to make way for the Cumberland Basin bridges scheme.
The Rose of Denmark just survived devastation and Star Pubs could now be looking to the future with hundreds of new homes set to be built and hundreds of new potential customers moving to the area as part of the Western Harbour development.
Main photo: Bristol24/7
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