The Crown on Blackfriars Street has been threatening to reopen for a few years now, and we believe it's still slated to open its doors once again in 2011 - though whether or not as a pub is unknown. The Crown dates back to the early 19th century and has been Grade II listed since 1980, due to features such as its Welsh slate roof, tiled frontage and arched doorways [1].
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In its last incarnation the Crown Hotel, before that simply the Crown then the Crown Tavern, it is actually situated just across the River Irwell, over Blackfriars Bridge into Salford.
Crown, Blackfriars Street. (c) Franciscus51 at flickr.
I spent many memorable nights in here in the early 80's
ReplyDeleteI lived there in the early 80's, parents ran the pub.
ReplyDeleteActually i got barred from this establishment in about 1979, my mate threw up inside the pub, i know its not clever but we were only 16. We worked right opposite at Dial house.
ReplyDeleteUsed it a lot in the early 70s. Good pub then. Last went in there around 1999 and it was run down and grubby with a drunken trouble maker annoying folk
ReplyDeleteWas it ran by 2 discusting men called Phil mortlock and Tim Hines (now lives in Bolton) by any chance? Lots of young girls where abused and exploited in that place! They then went on to run a brothel called the titanic! Vile creatures that were.
DeleteLoved that place in late 70's. Loved the bar billiards table!
ReplyDeleteUsed to go there in early 70s with wife. It was a superb pub then. I left area and revisited again in 1998ish. Very run down and I too sufferers a short drunken trouble maker annoying folk
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