Many businesses collapsed due to the Corona pandemic. Britain’s oldest pub has also been lost to it. The owner of the pub has told in a Facebook post that he had to take this decision due to economic challenges.
Due to Corona Pandemic, Britain’s oldest pub has been locked. Giving information about his decision on social media, the owner of the 1000-year-old pub has told that due to financial problems, he has been forced to take this step. The pub’s website claims that ‘Ye Olde Fighting Cocks’, located in St Albans, north of London, has been in operation since AD 793.
overcome economic challenges
According to the report of ‘CNN’, the pub had suffered heavy losses in the last two years due to the Corona epidemic, due to which it has been closed for the time being. Giving information about this in his Facebook post, the owner of the pub, Christo Toffalli, has said that due to economic challenges, he has had to take the decision to close the pub. In the future, if conditions remain favorable, the reopening of the pub will be considered.
every attempt failed
Christo wrote, ‘My team and I did everything possible to keep the pub running, but the last two years have been extremely challenging for the hospitality industry. These two years have brought us to a position from where it is not possible to keep the pub running at the moment. He has further said that the decision to close the pub is not less than a shock for him, because for him it is not just a business, but a matter of respect.
Things have gone from bad to worse
Although Britain’s pub industry was already facing problems due to the Corona epidemic, but now the situation has become much worse. It has become difficult for most of the pub owners to manage the expenses. It has been told in the report that between 2008 and 2018, more than 11000 pubs were closed. The main building of the Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub was built in the 11’s. This pub was named after the cock fight, because in the late 19th decade, there was a lot of cock fighting in Britain.
Record was recorded in the Guinness Book
‘Ye Olde Fighting Cocks’ was recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest pub in England, but this record title is now defunct. A Guinness World Records spokesperson told CNN that the record was deactivated in 2000, as it is not possible to fully verify that ‘Ye Olde Fighting Cocks’ is in fact the oldest pub in Britain.
