A former Samuel Smith’s pub in North Manchester, that gave its name to the surrounding estate, but has been closed since 2015. There are now calls for it to be demolished after having fallen into ‘disrepair and dereliction’.
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Showing posts with label Manchester. Show all posts
The Greenfinch
A former private house on the busy junction of Palatine Road and Lapwing Lane, converted to a pub by the then Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries in the early 1990s and initially named the Four in Hand. While not boarded up in the photo, the site has clearly been fenced off. It has now been converted to flats and offices.
The Junction
A distinctive flat-iron pub in the sharp angle of two roads to the south of the city centre, still bearing Hydes’ livery. The new housing opposite obviously hasn’t been enough to save it.
The Bowling Green
Despite being in a busy area close to the University and Manchester Royal Infirmary, with many student flats nearby, this former Greenall’s pub wasn’t able to survive. It has since been demolished.
The Lorimers Arms
A classic 1960s estate pub in a redeveloped area on the north side of the city, now converted to a religious centre.
The Albion
A large inter-wars mock-Tudor Hyde’s pub in an area of council housing on the south side of the city. I’m not sure whether it is permanently closed or just boarded up “for the duration”, although it has given the impression of living on borrowed time for quite a white. Just down the road from the Green End, which has been demolished since I wrote that blogpost and the site redeveloped for housing.
(My own picture)
The High Bank
A modern pub just off Ashton Old Road in East Manchester, built by Boddingtons in the 1960s to replace an earlier one of the same name.
The Old House at Home
Once tied to Whitbread, this large suburban pub ended up in the hands of Greene King under their Meet and Eat brand. The site, including car park, will no doubt be very valuable for residential redevelopment.
(My own picture)
The King’s Head
In the shadow of the railway viaduct, this pub now stands rotting and forlorn in an area of car dealerships to the east of the city centre.
The Farm Yard
A monumental Rochdale Road pub built by Threlfalls in 1896 and now serving as Manchester Creative Learning Centre. Maybe surprisingly, it survived as a pub well into the 21st century.
The Seven Stars
A substantial Holt’s pub on the Ashton Old Road that within my drinking memory received an extension to cater for burgeoning trade, but is now closed and boarded. The section in the foreground of the picture appears to be undergoing conversion for alternative use.
The Soap Box
A former Marston’s pub in the back streets of Newton Heath standing at a rather odd angle to the road, originally called the Newton House.
The Moston
An old pub given a more contemporary cladding, now hidden away in a maze of modern housing developments.
The Spread Eagle
A modern estate-style pub opposite the Church, formerly tied to Greenalls. StreetView shows the site in the process of redevelopment as flats. Acknowledgements to Pubs of Manchester for the photo.
The Big Western
A massive pub still partly in Greenalls’ livery, hidden away in a maze of modern housing redevelopment. It’s perhaps surprising this one actually survived so long. Renamed from the Great Western to avoid confusion with another pub.
The Green End
A massive 1930s pub with its own bowling green, formerly tied to Whitbread, only recently boarded up in April 2013.
(My own picture)
The Southern Hotel
A monumental 1930s pub in the classical style, built by Swales Brewery, who were taken over by Boddingtons in 1971. From the signage, in its last years it seems to have adopted an Irish theme.
The Anson
A big, solid 1930s pub in an area of council housing, long since converted to an Asian cash and carry.
The Lord Lyon
A distinctive semi-circular street corner pub, now reflecting the changing population mix of the area by having become the “Manchester Multi-Cultural Centre”.
The Hipp
A typical modern Holt’s estate pub, still open on StreetView. Magnificent sky on the photo!
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