This was the original room, it was part of the offices when Melbourn's first started as a brewery, it wasn't used as a shop or an office, until Mr Melbourn took over, it was living accomodation with rooms above, but Mr Melbourn decided to turn it into an off license in about the 1980s...sorry 1880s and he turned it into an off license, and the room to the right of it he turned into an office, now this remained an off license right until the brewery closed in 1974, and then it was empty for a little while and then was leased. At first as a green grocers- then it became- oh let me think- green grocers, from a green grocery it went to a baker, from a baker it went to a wine shop, then the rooms above was altered and it was turned into a cafe, then it went to a wine bar and then it eventually closed and it stood empty from about 1978, it was empty then right up until this new owner decided to spend all of his money and do it up.