Plau on Friargate is one of 58 historic places in the North West to be have been added to the National Heritage List for England during 2020. Take a look around and find out why this Preston gem is so special.
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It was originally associated with the notorious gin craze and later linked to the beginning of the temperance movement.
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The building has a number of notable architectural features, including a handmade brick vault containing a mash -pit and stand, probably the previous location of a still where the gin was made.
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Thomas Swindlehurst, a leading national temperance crusader, decided to forswear all alcohol whilst drinking at the establishment in 1832.
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