Pubs of Manchester

All pubs within the city centre and beyond.
A history of Manchester's hundreds of lost pubs.

Monday 27 February 2012

182. Printers Arms, Stockport Road

Printers Arms, Stockport Road, Cheadle, 2008. (c) Google 2012. View Larger Map.

The final pub of our Cheadle crawl was something of a surprise as I have memories of a small, cosy, multi-roomed boozer, typically Robinson's.  What we find in the Printes Arms, however, is the inside ripped out, pine flooring and over obtrusive lighting installed and a newish looking pub that is out of character with the outside.  We are here though for the beer, and as per our previous findings with the other Robbies pubs, it's a decent enough pint, and a nice touch was the large bowl of free pork scratchings which were devoured (and quickly replenished) by us hungry and now slightly grizzled gents.  Final thoughts - the Printers is trying hard to be a modern pub but in doing so has lost its character and it's not the sort of place I'd visit again in a hurry.  A remark I would apply to my old home town, Cheadle, in general, if I'm honest.


Printers Arms, Stockport Road, Cheadle, 2009. (c) Gerald England at geograph under Creative Commons.

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