Great War Centenary

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State Management Scheme

In 1916 the government nationalised the brewing, distribution and sale of liquor in three areas of the country to limit consumption of alcohol around the armaments factories at Gretna/Eastriggs near Carlisle, Enfield and Cromarty Firth.

The largest area was Carlisle extending across the Scottish border to Annan including five breweries and 235 pubs though by 1918 the number of pubs had halved now supplied by a single brewery in Carlisle. The Scheme operated the pubs and brewery until privatisation by Edward Heath in the early 1970s.

NY4055 : Former "Golden Lion", St Nicholas Street - September 2016 (2) by The Carlisle Kid NY4055 : Former "Golden Fleece Hotel/Inn", St Nicholas Street - September 2016 by The Carlisle Kid NY4055 : The Crown, Botchergate - September 2016 (2) by The Carlisle Kid NY4055 : Former "London Tavern" pub - September 2016 by The Carlisle Kid
NY4055 : The Caledonian - September 2016 by The Carlisle Kid NY4055 : The White Ox - September 2016 (2) by The Carlisle Kid NY4055 : ZigZags Hair Salon - Botchergate, Carlisle - September 2016 by The Carlisle Kid NY4056 : The Turf, Carlisle - August 2016 by The Carlisle Kid
NY3956 : Theakston Carlisle Brewery by Chris Allen Carlisle Brewery NY3956 : Bookcase, Carlisle by Kenneth  Allen Offices NY4055 : Lloyds Bank, Carlisle by Philip HallingGretna Tavern
The first new pub, the Gretna Tavern in the old Post Office opened in 1916 to replace six other pubs. The large open layout with seats and long tables in a restaurant format set a precedent for the interwar pubs in Carlisle and copied elsewhere. Pub managers were incentivised to promote food ahead of alcohol sales.

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NY3561 : Crown & Thistle, Rockcliffe by Alexander P Kapp
The Crown and Thistle at Rockliffe and another village pub were closed in 1917 and a new club was opened in the village institute that was taken on a seven year lease and known as the Mounsey Arms. Curiously the closed pub seems to have been revived by the State Management Scheme presumably once the lease on the institute expired.

NY1966 : The Blue Bell Inn, High Street, Annan by Leslie Barrie NY1966 : The Blue Bell Inn, High Street, Annan by Leslie Barrie NY1966 : The Commercial Inn, Annan by Walter Baxter NY3268 : The Queen's Head, Springfield - July 2016 by The Carlisle Kid
NY1974 : Ecclefechan Hotel by Colin Smith NY1465 : The Powfoot Golf Hotel by Leslie Barrie NY3976 : Cross Keys Hotel by Howard Mattinson NY1966 : Annan High Street - Queensberry Hotel by James Emmans
NY2770 : The Station Inn, Kirkpatrick-Fleming - August 2016 (2) by The Carlisle Kid NY1966 : Central Hotel, Annan by Richard Dorrell
Initially run from Carlisle the Scottish Border pubs benefited from the improvements seen in England. The majority of the pubs and hotels were in Annan.

NY4049 : The White Quey by Alexander P Kapp NY4049 : The White Quey by Alexander P Kapp NY4049 : The White Quey by Oliver Dixon
Not everyone gave in when the compulsory notice was served. The landlord of the White Quey near Durdar refused to sell and closed the pub completely. In his will he ordered that the building was never to be used as a pub. In 1975, after the State Management Company was wound up in 1974, the building was sold and following a legal battle the owner's grandson was found and agreed to rescind the restriction on use.

TQ3798 : The Greyhound, Enfield by Stephen Craven TQ3798 : Rifles Pub at Enfield  Island Village by Jack Hill TQ3798 : Rifles, Enfield - now derelict by Stephen Craven
Four public houses and an off-licence were compulsorily purchased close to the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock. The premises returned to private ownership in 1922-3. Three of the four have been identified Greyhound, Royal Small Arms Tavern (Rifles) and Ordnance (demolished 1920s). The fourth is tentatively identified as the Plough Inn, Sewardstone (demolished 1980s).

NH6059 : Culbokie Inn by Dave Fergusson NH5458 : Commercial Bar, High Street, Dingwall by Dave Fergusson NH7867 : The Cromarty Arms, Church Street, Cromarty by Bill Harrison NH7867 : Royal Hotel, Cromarty by Richard Webb NH5455 : Conon Bridge Hotel by Richard Dorrell
The Cromarty District Scheme around Invergordon involved 18 premises (six public houses, nine licensed hotels and three off-licences). These were privatised in 1973.

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