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The Friendship Inn - one of Ashton's first micro-breweries - is at the western end of Old St, on the corner of Henry Sq. Built by Thomas Schofield and opened in 1827, his micro-brewery was soon expanded into the building at the back, which became the original Schofield's Brewery. The brewery later moved to a larger site nearby, on Bentinck St and was eventually incorporated into Robinson's Brewery.
As of 2013, the building's been empty for several years but it occupies a prime location in the St Petersfield re-development and is slated to be converted into offices. Such a pity it couldn't be sustained as a pub, but at least the splendid building will be retained. '