The Greyhound

According to the Derby Evening Telegraph :

The Greyhound dates back to 1734 and …according to records, it once hosted a celebratory sheep roast to mark the end of the Crimean War in 1856… And it is also said to be the venue where criminals who had been condemned to death at Derby Gaol were taken for their final drink.

Reopening the Greyhound is in many ways preserving a bit of Derby history. The Greyhound is the second pub started by the Derby Brewing Company. The first was The Brewery Tap (aka The Royal Standard). The Derby Brewing Company are significant because in an area of Derby famed for its real ale pubs (the area from Markeaton Park into the city is called The Derby Mile). But in recent years many of the pubs in the area have been shutting down, including the Greyhound in 2006. Before it shut down The Greyhound itself had become “a stereotypical, run-down, tired pub” according to the Derby Brewing Company. What the area needed was something new and something fresh. And in many ways that’s what the Derby Brewing Company seem to have created. Quoted in the local press The Derby Brewing Company also said: “The whole feel of the pub is special – it’s got a buzz about it. People seem excited and I hope that’s something we can offer the people of Derby.”