Closures
The Registry in Portsmouth closed at the end of March 2010. It was renamed The Kraken Wakes as part of an ongoing partnership between independent pub operator Fiveeightzero and the owner, Mitchells & Butlers. It opened at the end of April 2010 following a refurbishment. The new name was short lived, as the establishment reverted to the original name of The Registry as of March 2011. However, it has not returned to the Scream stable of pubs.
'The Queen of Hearts' and 'The Cheshire Cat' in Fallowfield, Manchester, were never sold by Mitchells and Butlers in late 2010. They still operated as Scream Pub, but all branding had to be removed. As of 15 April 2011, The pub has been sold to Hydes Pub Company, and is now a Hydes pub.
'Robinskis' in Fallowfield was taken over by Stonegate in late 2010. Due to various disputes within the company regarding profits and poor management has been for Sale since Day one of ownership. As of 6 May 2011 the pub has been sold to an independent owner. Robinskis is now operating as a private pub; all instances of Scream have been removed and the pub will operate as normally.
Scream had 67 pubs under its name at the time of Sale. Stonegate bought 62 of these pubs. The other five stayed under Michells and Butlers until they were sold on to other buyers. Since Stonegate have taken over, the following 14 pubs have been sold by Stonegate:
- The Crags in Edinburgh
- The Tron in Edinburgh
- The Junction in Harrow
- The Kinston Mill in Kingston upon Thames
- The Robbins Well in Leamington Spa
- The Quayside in Lincoln
- The Court in London
- The Rocket in London
- The Park in Luton
- Robinskis in Manchester
- The Phoenix in Manchester
- The Queen of Hearts and The Cheshire Cat in Manchester
- The Hancock in Newcastle upon Tyne
- The Lot in Richmond
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