The Brunswick Vaults stands at 69 Tithebarn Street and for years customers headed to there for a pint after work or to meet friends during the weekend. The building was originally designed by architect Edmund Aikin and built between 1815-16 as a subscription assembly room for the Wellington Club. It hosted assemblies, dance balls, and social events for high society. The Wellington Club was dissolved in 1922 and the building eventually became a pub, initially known as The Brunswick Vaults. In 1993 it doubled as a film set to look like The Horse and Groom public house in Guildford, Surrey, for the filming of 'In the Name of the Father', which stars Daniel Day Lewis and Emma Thompson.
In the early 2000s Jimmy and Barbara Monaghan took it over after it became derelict in the 2000s. They were the faces of the business and through the years have been known for being at the heart of other pubs such as The Vernon Arms on Dale Street. In 2008 it became The James Monro, the brainchild of those behind the other Monro, in Duke Street, then in June 2019, the face of the city centre pub changed again when it was announced that it would become Kitty's Show Bar. Decorated on the outside in rainbow colours with a refurbishment taking place inside, co-owners Billy and James Montgomery-Coughlin, from Vauxhall, took over the pub and decided to transform it into an LGBT+ bar and Cabaret club.
Now it has been restored to its former glory by the same family who had rented it almost 30 years before. After Kitty’s Showbar closed down, the bottom floor was once again taken over by former owners Jimmy and Barbara Monaghan, who came out of retirement and re-opened the pub as The Brunswick Vaults following a huge renovation. However, this was short-lived and when they moved out in January 2025 the owners of the neighbouring Irish pub Shenanigans took over. Before buying Shenanigans almost 30 years ago in 1997, the McDonald family were renting the Brunswick Vaults for £50 a week. Conor McDonald, 51, told the ECHO: "Funnily enough, before we bought Shenanigans we were working in The Brunswick Vaults. My brother, Daragh, was running the bar at the time, renting it off the brewery." Conor has said the aim of the renovation was to restore the pub to its "former glory". Original slate shelves found in the cellar have been used to tile the floor in the pub, and the original doors have been restored. Upstairs, plans are being put in place to transform the space into 10 Airbnb style rooms, with high ceilings, exposed beams and original features.A typical review says, "A great looking pub ,interior is superb, a solid wood serving bar dominates the main room, eclectic decor and furnishings, tv's to enjoy the sport and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub, its just a really good pub to unwind in."
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