Today's apparent non-story about the Mark Addy being knocked down by Salford Council due to their blanket compulsory purchase order of property in the area brought up this forgotten pub, hidden away off Chapel Street on Bank Place. The Dock & Pulpit, formerly The Borough, has only been closed since the late 1990s, and is meant to be being either converted into two apartments, demolished and new flats being built in its place, or even converted into offices or a bar/restaurant [1]. Since the above photo was taken the Dock & Pulpit has deteriorated in appearance and remains empty.
The Borough Arms beerhouse opened behind St Philip's Church and next to the County Court in about 1860, kept by John Norbury who also gained a billiard licence in 1863. In 1890 the Altrincham Brewery Company. sold the pub to Chesters Brewery before it went to Whitbread then Burtonwood Brewery in 1977.
Borough Arms, Bank Place, 1990. (c) deltrems at flickr.
In the 1975 guide the Borough is described as a quiet (empty), two room pub with good cask Trophy [2]. The Borough's last owners were Jo and Andy Davies, before it reopened as the Dock & Pulpit in 1994 for a final handful of years, named after the grand building in Encombe Place which it abuts [3].
Borough Arms, Bank Place, 1990. (c) deltrems at flickr.
In the 1975 guide the Borough is described as a quiet (empty), two room pub with good cask Trophy [2]. The Borough's last owners were Jo and Andy Davies, before it reopened as the Dock & Pulpit in 1994 for a final handful of years, named after the grand building in Encombe Place which it abuts [3].
Salford County Court, Encombe Place. (c) globrix.com.
1. www.novaloca.com.
2. The Manchester pub Guide, Manchester & Salford City Centres (1975).
3. Salford Pubs - Part One: The Old Town, including Chapel Street, Greengate and the Adelphi, Neil Richardson (2003).
Tiny tiny pub .. The Borough was once slightly infamous amongst some the students attending the annex of The Salford Tech at the rear of it as nature students then attending Salford Uni. For four whole years we kind of took it over...our Sociology and Psychology lecturers drank there too. It had a great reputation between those years ...The people who ran it had a som played rugby for Salford in the early 80s. Think the landlords may have been Andy and Jo but not sure.
ReplyDeleteI've just left this on another Facebook page talking about this pub....
"David Burke It most certainly was! Myself and a crowd of friends frequented that pub...and I do mean FREQUENTED it throughout our studies at Salford Tech the whole of end of 78 and throughout 79. Then many if us went on to Salford uni as mature students met others whom we took down there and The Borough because our watering hole for the three years we were attending Uni. That place was home from home. Lock ins were often on the menu there and it was our place of debate, conversation and celebrations I can't remember the names of the Landlord and lady sadly but they were lovely people. I've done brilliant and really odd memories from that place We once had a full size live fuck in the ladies toilet and yo anyone not if our crowd er had to say to anyone going into the toilet 'Watch out for the duck"....the look on their faces at us as if we were dead drunk or stoned maybe and then a shriek as they entered and discovered it to be true!!! Had us all in stitches! What a day that was!! I think we might have spent at least as much time in there as in lectures and probably learned as much there too as many of our lecturers used the pub also and often it's turn into a lively debating society or a marvellous Sociology lecture with no holds barred. Memorable days and nights!
Does it still stand and is it still a pub?
I live in West Wales nowadays but would love a visit for nostalgia's sake!