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Alexandra, Stockport

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Operator: Robinsons Brewery
195 Northgate Road, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9NJ (View on Google Map)

Large, impressive Grade II listed house (on CAMRA's National Inventory of historic pub interiors too) set in a residential area away from the centre of Edgeley. Consisting of five rooms - Bar Parlour, Commercial, Tap Room, Smoke, and Billiard room, that are almost in the state they were built in 1911. Each room is simply and neatly decorated, and each bears the inscription of its purpose in the etched door glass. All of these radiate from a superbly tiled drinking lobby with its curved bar counter, and a modest display of brasses and a ship's wheel. The tiling continues up an impressive staircase (that originally would have taken you to the hotel's letting rooms), this has a wonderful arched, leaded window at its head. More leaded and faceted glass survives in the form of screens, and in the top lights of the Bar Parlour. Most rooms have the original fitted seating around their walls, and impressive door casings with arched pediments. The Billiard room, containing a pool table these days, is a high-ceiling space reached via a corridor. Outside is a neat cobbled and covered drinking area divided into two raised parts. This is more than an architectural study however; this is a pub with a good local following in the community. A quiz takes place on an evening mid-week, whilst darts teams use the vault to its full.

Historic Interest

Acquired by Frederic Robinson with the purchase of the Hempshaw Brook Brewery of Bell & Co, in June 1949.

Information for this venue is provided by the Stockport & South Manchester Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Stockport District (B)
Last updated
19/08/2024
Last surveyed
19/08/2024
Pub ID
MAS/4059
Asset of Community Value

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance

Listed status: II

In this fine 1911 building only the bar-back has been significantly altered while the off-sales is now disused (but still exists intact between the bar back and a locked external door). The spacious lobby has multicoloured Art Nouveau-style dado tiling. The floor is one of mosaic and this was revealed once more in 2014 thanks to the current licensee after years of being concealed beneath a carpet. The servery has a curved mahogany bar with screenwork above but the bar-back fitting has been replaced and a low suspended ceiling inserted. Rooms lead off from each corner, all with their names etched in the door glass – tap room, smoke room, bar parlour and commercial. All the rooms have fixed seating, coloured glass and original fireplaces. Decoration continues up the stairs which are lit by a wonderful window with coloured glass. An attached billiards room has a vestibule entrance and painted glass skylight. Listed in 1994 following a pilot study of Greater Manchester pubs by CAMRA for English Heritage.

General information about historic pub interiors

The Alexandra is a five-roomed largely intact pub built of red brick with a red terracotta plaque in the gable with the date 'AD 1911'. On Chatham Street side is a disused door with a 'Order Dept.' etched window that was the former off-sales. This is still intact retaining its counter front with window panels up to the ceiling with a hatch for service, tiled floor, but is now used for storage and only accessible by a secret panel at the base of the bar back fitting.

The external lobby has a tiled dado and mosaic floor and through the inner door in a painted wooden screen is the lobby bar. This has a splendid dado of green and cream glazed tiles with multi-coloured Art-Nouveau motifs in coloured glass and a floor of marble mosaic recently exposed having been covered by carpet for many years. The tiled dado continues up the stairs and there is an impressive coloured glass window on the half landing.

The servery has a fine curved original mahogany bar front but the lower panels of the screened servery were removed at least 20 years ago. The bar back fitting was replaced in c.1980 and covers up the off sales hatch - locals say the original bar back fitting was sold by a previous landlord! A low suspended ceiling of light slatted wood was added above the entire servery area about 20 years ago. A room leads off each corner of the hall and all have painted wooden door surrounds with segmental pediments and doors with etched glass panels.

At the front left is the basic tap room with an etched 'Tap Room' panel in the door and the figure '4' above - a requirement of licensing magistrates. It retains original fixed bench seating around the room, two lobby screens with leaded glass in the top and an original tiled and wood surround fireplace recently brought back into use. The servery in the tap room originally consisted of rising shutters, which were removed in c.1980. The smoke room on the front right has an etched 'Smoke Room' panel in the door and the figure '3' above, two lobby screens with coloured leaded glass panels in the top, an original marble and tiled fireplace, original fixed seating with bell pushes above.

The bar parlour on the rear left has an etched 'Bar Parlour' panel in the door and the figure '1' above, two lobby screens with coloured glass panels in the top, original fixed seating with bell pushes above, an original glazed red brick and wood surround fireplace and mirror in the mantelpiece above and a number of etched and leaded glass windows. Service is from a door to the side of the servery with a flap across it and a figure '6' above it. The commercial room on the rear right is more modest than the others with an etched 'Commercial Room' panel in the door and the only old fitting being a wood surround fireplace which has a modern tiled interior. At the rear is the ladies toilet which is a conversion from living accommodation.

A short corridor running parallel to the stairs now with its uncovered mosaic floor leads to the billiard room situated in a single storey wing on the right side of the pub. It has a vestibule entrance and etched 'Billiards Room' panel in the inner door with the figure '5' above. It has exposed roof timbers, painted glass skylight, a disused good tiled and wood surround fireplace now blocked up, a bay window with two etched windows and two plain windows which have replaced 'Billiards Room' ones and three rear windows with decorative etched panels. A pool table has replaced the full sized snooker table. Modernised gents’

General information about historic pub interiors
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Opening
Food
Monday
2:00pm - 11:00pm
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday
2:00pm - 11:00pm
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday
2:00pm - 11:00pm
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Thursday
2:00pm - 11:00pm
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
4:00pm - 9:30pm
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
4:00pm - 9:30pm
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
2:00pm - 8:00pm
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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Food menu consists mainly of a range of burgers and hotdogs.
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Food service can end early if no takers.
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
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Transport
Close to bus routes
309, 310, 11, 368
Closest station (1000m)
Stockport
Directions
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