North West brewery and pub operator Hydes is to invest £3.6m in new site in Merseyside – its first acquisitions in more than five years.
The Salford-based brewery will transform the town’s former police station, in Heswall on the Wirral, into a premium dining and drinking establishment that will be named The Harry Beswick in honour of the building’s original architect.
The £1.3m acquisition of the building is Hydes’ first property acquisition in more than five years and is due to open later this year.
Hydes intends to invest more than £2.3m in the restoration and refurbishment of the site, which had been empty for several years.
Adam Mayers, managing director, Hydes Brewery, said: “The Harry Beswick is a great location in a stunningly designed building boasting real history and character. Heswall is a thriving area and launching the Harry Beswick opens us up to new audiences.
“We are working hard to make sure the Harry Beswick will deliver a great experience for customers in the area with a quality, contemporary new design scheme and feel combined with a premium dining and drinking experience and Hydes’ standards of customer service.”
The acquisition forms part of an ongoing multi-million investment programme across the Hydes’ estate over the next few years.
Last year, Hydes committed over £4.5m to refurbishments of pubs across its estate and it intends to increase that investment substantially throughout 2023.
