This Pub is Permanently Closed
Converted 1/12/2009 to dentist surgery. Closed c.1/12/2009. Planning Application 092806/FO/2010/S1 | Change of use from Public House (A4) to dental surgery (D1) including the installation of a disabled access ramp. Granted 17/5/2010.
History: Former Greenalls house. An attractive and generally busy pub, it consisted of three rooms - Smoke Room, Bar Parlour, and a Vault. There was also a small lobby area by the central bar. The vault contained a fabulous collection of darts shields and trophies, while in the lobby area there was a display of signed photographs of radio and television personalities of the 1950s and 1960s, dating from the time when the BBC had studios on nearby Dickenson Road. The old Groves & Whitnall brewery windows in the vault were noteworthy. It sold Greenalls Bitter and Original till the 1990s. Sadly all it served latterly was keg beer.
Historic Interest
Former Greenalls house. Originally a Groves & Whitnall brewery house. The main image is a still from a video shot by Peter Pollard in 1996 when The Mancunian Film Festival remembered the films of John E. Blakeley shot at Mancunian Studios on Dickenson Road. Members of the George Formby Society attended and played throughout the afternoon. The Film Festival was opened by Gerald Kaufman MP and Coun. Kath Robinson and a commemorative plaque was unveiled in the Welcome Inn. Mike Blakeley, the grandson of John was also at the celebrations.
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