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Thursday, 26 August 2010

The price of progess?


Crown & Cushion, Corporation Street, 1990. (c) deltrems at flickr.

Rumour has reached us that one of Manchester's oldest pubs, the Crown & Cushion at the top end of Corporation Street in Angel Meadow, may be in its final year. It's believed that the the Co-Operative Group, who own much of this part of Corporation Street, have purchased the pub from Manchester's most responsible family brewery, Joseph Holt Ltd., and it will be pulled in January 2011 (rumours of the last day being 5th January) [1]. Plans are afoot to divert the ring road slightly north through this part of Angel Meadow, forming a new Head Office complex for the famously ethical Co-Op. This video renders the redeveloped area without a Crown & Cushion, and presumably the Ducie Bridge and New Century Hall is also marked for demolition?
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The campaign to save one of our classic city centre boozers - and what is probably Manchester's oldest licensed premises - starts here.
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7 comments:

  1. Sat In A Pub26 August 2010 at 19:19

    Tis true I fear. No one will misss the Ducie but the C&C will be a sad loss to Manchester's pub scene. Further proof that Manchester is in decline as far as boozers go.

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  2. Anonymous27 August 2010 at 10:23

    Diabolical and terrible news. One of best pubs in town.

    Jabblue

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  3. granata27 August 2010 at 18:15

    This bad news has been confirmed by a Holt's employee...

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  4. Tick Tock28 August 2010 at 19:54

    Outrageous! The Co-op are guilty of historic and cultural vandalism.

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  5. Anonymous1 September 2010 at 12:55

    Was in there last night (31/08) and was speaking to the landlord. They have been told they are moving out on the 5th Jan 2011. He is being relocated to the DBA on Cheetham Hill Road.
    TheBlueDynamo

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  6. MG10 October 2010 at 17:52

    Once again Manchester City Council demonstrates that it has very little respect for the unique heritage of our city. Any info on the planning application for this project so that I can register an objection? I don't mind the new COOP building, but to demolish this for a slight diversion of a road is thoughtless, philistine, ill-considered and ultimately deterimental to the city.

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  7. granata12 October 2010 at 20:55

    No details on the application (wouldn't know where to look to be honest). See here for more information - www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=770686&page=24

    Also, check out this for a little more - http://pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.com/2010/09/manchester-pub-historian.html

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