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'It's a great addition to Lichfield's beer scene' - Brewery's delight as sustainable and stunning hybrid pub and café wins major award

The owners of a Lichfield pub and cafe have been celebrating after winning a prestigious design award from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

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bod Lichfield has won the ‘New Build’ category of CAMRA’s Pub Design Awards 2025, a competition which celebrates some of the most visually stunning, historically significant and lovingly restored pubs across the UK.

Judged by a panel of experts in design and conservation, the awards are run in collaboration with Historic England and highlight both the importance and vulnerability of pub architecture, from ornate Victorian gin palaces to imaginative contemporary spaces.

bod Lichfield, which is based on Yoxall Way, was built from scratch in 2024 and is owned and run by Titanic Brewery, who were praised by judges for the look, the use of sustainable materials and the impact it made on the pub scene in the city.

The judges report read: "The New Build award is given to pubs built in 2024 where the owners have used imagination and flair to create something new and impressive, whilst recognising the traditional qualities of pub hospitality.

The pub is a new-build and made almost entirely from sustainable materials
The pub is a new-build and made almost entirely from sustainable materials

"Titanic brewery has previously won awards for its conversions of pre-existing buildings, but this is the first time that they have created a building from scratch.