Albion Inn, Bury New Road

Albion Inn, Bury New Road, Prestwich. (c) David Rowlinson [1].

The Albion Inn used to stand where the old Midland Bank building is on Bury New Road in Prestwich, opposite the still-serving new-build Holt's house, the Foresters (read about the foresters in the Pub Shaman of Prestwich by Rob Warm).  The location of the Albion is indicated on the old photo above taken in the late 1910s or early 1920s, and the same view today shows much of this row of shops unchanged.

Former location of Albion Inn, Bury New Road. (c) Google 2014. View Larger Map.

The Albion dates back to the 1850 and by 1905 it was owned by Joseph Holt's.  Before the First World War, the Albion used to open from 6am to 11pm in order to cater for the shift workers at Prestwich Hospital nearby.  The Albion closed on Boxing Day 1922, was demolished and the Midland Bank built to replace it.  Despite being lost for approaching a century, the Albion Inn lives on in the guise of Albion Place.

Former location of Albion Inn, Bury New Road. (c) Google 2014. View Larger Map.

1. A History of Prestwich Pubs, David Rawlinson (1975).