Royal Oak, Altrincham Road, Baguley. (c) www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html.
The new Royal Oak was a classic inter-war estate pub with numerous rooms - saloon bar, refreshment room, ladies room, public bar and assembly room. Healthier pursuits alongside drinking were encouraged with the bowling green and tennis courts to the rear, as seen on the 1938 map after the estate was built to the south of Altrincham Road.
Royal Oak, Altrincham Road, Baguley. (c) www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html.
There is a still a building offering refreshments of sorts to the Baguley community on the site of the Royal Oak, although sadly it's the cardboard, grease and fizzy pop of McDonald's. It's debatable whether this ugly low rise building and its junk food fayre offers more to the locals than the lost Royal Oak.
Former location of Royal Oak, Altrincham Road. (c) Google 2012. View Larger Map.
I lived in it as a boy. It was an amazing building!
ReplyDeleteI also lived there as a child. I loved exploring the unused rooms upstairs full of dust and cobwebs!
ReplyDeleteI also lived there as a child. I loved exploring the unused rooms upstairs full of dust and cobwebs!
ReplyDeleteShay. When did you live at the Royal Oak? My family lived and ran the pub in the late 50’s/60’s.
Deletedoes anybody remember Dave Burns, he used to collect glasses and went on to live with my sister Linda who was a barmaid in Royak Oak
ReplyDeleteyes i used to laugh and joke with him all of our crowd did.
Deletedont suppose you know where I can get hold of him do you, he has family that he's never met grandchildren etc
Deleteyes I remember Dave,good friend of mine years ago
DeleteYes I remember Dave,cracking bloke
ReplyDeleteHi Peter, tried to send a message but no idea how hangout works! Ive been trying to find Dave for ages but was about to give up when I randomly checked out this page again,such a shame to have lost the pub :( have you any idea where Dave is now as I would love to catch up with him,got lots of news about the family . Hope to hear from you , Jill
Deletenot 100% certain,but I think Dave passed away a year or two ago,do you not remember the Robbins family from Royaloak,my mother used to work in the pub
Deletewas the disco called mad movies
ReplyDeleteAwwww thats a real shame, his son never got to meet him, it was my sister that worked there so I dont know the people she knew, she has also passed away. Thanks for replying anyway, I'll keep popping back on herer to see if theres any mire info , thanks again Peter. Jill
ReplyDeleteI lived there as a child. My parents ran it. It was a great place to explore as mentioned above by the anonymous people who said they lived there as children; I’d like to know who you are? I was born there and there until I was nearly 10. The disco, weddings, bowling green, tennis courts and great local people. Shame it went to McD.
ReplyDeleteAs a latecomer to Wythenshawe, it amazes me that while the Royal Oak inn and Baguley main line rail station managed to stay open and thriving in Victorian free market conditions when Baguley was a rural hamlet - and remained in place as Wythenshawe consumed the area - THEN CLOSED in the high noon of the welfare state. To be replaced by a McD's and a severely impractical Metrolink service.
ReplyDeleteWythenshawe isn't that bad a place, but it suffers from the problems common to all large housing developments, and it's a shame existing features that might have been socially useful were just razed off the map.
Does anybody remember the dillamore family from brookcot Road
ReplyDeleteHi all does anybody remember James dillamore from brookcot Road in Baguley thank you all
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