Halfway House, Droylsden

A massive three-storey Edwardian Holt's pub built 1912 with high ceilinged rooms. It has a large lobby bar where the bar fittings look modern but are of quality. It has an early 20th century tiled, cast-iron and wood-surround fireplace and some original fixed seating. The former revolving door (removed due to modern fire regulations) has a 'Half Way House' decorative etched window. Opened-up on the right is another room/area with more original fixed seating with bell-pushes in a panel above. It has a splendid carved wood surround fireplace but no fire (blocked-up) and a large carved canopy above and another 'Half Way House' decorative etched window. A short passage from the lobby bar area leading to the smoking shelter has inter-war tiled dado.

The vault has an entrance on Edge Lane with former revolving door, original fixed seating, bell pushes, three 'Half Way House' decorative etched windows but a modern bar counter and bar back, and has lost its fireplace. At the rear the Snooker Room still has original seating all around on a raised platform with bell pushes in a panel above. It has some etched windows (no wording - a three-quarter sized snooker table and a pool table. The passage between the vault and the lobby bar area has an open staircase with a fine carved newel post.