Temperance bar

Fitzpatricks Temperance bar

Serving the peoples of Lancashire with both drinks and herbal remedies for more than One Hundred years. Fitzpatrick's Herbal Health is a Victorian wonder and is believed too be the last original temperance bar in existence. A Bar dedicated too serving non-alcoholic drinks and herbal remedies.

It is the home of such award winning brews as Sarsaparilla, Dandelion & Burdock, Ginger Beer, Black Beer & Raisin, Cream Soda, Blood Tonic,

to the traditional Herbalist and Temperance Bar Fitzpatrick's Herbal Health, who claim to be the oldest brewers of sarsaparilla and dandelion and burdock in the country. Fitzpatrick's gained television acclaim in April 2005 when managers Gareth "G" Hawden and Chris Law won The Famous Sarsaparilla taste-off on ITV.

Fitzpatrick's made the news again when the manager challenged Conservative Party leader Michael Howard to a fight during the 2005 general election campaign. Howard was so amused by this that he arranged a return visit to Rossendale. He is reported to be a great fan of Dandelion & Burdock, which he had not tasted for years prior to coming to what he described as "this lovely pub with no beer"

The bar also recently won an award for its ancient Dandelion & Burdock recipe.

The Fitzpatrick’s, a migrant family from Ireland in the 1880’s came over to Lancashire England, a family of many herbalists, they turned to building a family run chain of shops throughout Lancashire, these shops dealt in their famous drinks over their unique “Temperance Bars” ,Sold herbal remedies, and its now renowned Cordial bottles. At their peak, the Fitzpatrick family owned a cohort of 24 shops between them, all brewing famously tasty & unique drinks to the original recipes brought over from Ireland. However, as new drinks came over from America, and herbalists fell way to the National Health, the Temperance Bars slowly waned away, Fitzpatrick’s however being especially popular and supported by fiercely loyal customers was able to survive into the modern world, the Rawtenstall branch of Fitzpatrick’s was run from 1891 until 1980 by members of the Fitzpatrick family, the proud tradition is continued by new owners, with a new dream, to take Fitzpatrick’s Cordials back into the market.