tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post2861448408675376004..comments2024-03-29T10:30:43.802+00:00Comments on Pubs of Manchester: Golden Lion, Wilmslow Roadgranatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551985686564886849noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-5777146963396422532022-02-07T15:19:02.995+00:002022-02-07T15:19:02.995+00:00Golden Lion was my local back in the 1960's, a...Golden Lion was my local back in the 1960's, a great pub with great atmosphere right lads! Mike Hollingworth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752103552133359242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-61289537793042654622022-02-04T01:18:48.736+00:002022-02-04T01:18:48.736+00:00I used to drink in there 1979-81 while my washing ...I used to drink in there 1979-81 while my washing was in the launderete a few doors down 2 pints of Tetleys bitter during the wash and 2 more whike dryingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422231659571575533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-47309309406678105692021-07-07T04:58:27.829+01:002021-07-07T04:58:27.829+01:00All the Nixons drank there, i was Assistant Manger...All the Nixons drank there, i was Assistant Manger from 1998 till 1991Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368321772647612425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-74557157468091467922019-07-23T22:53:28.083+01:002019-07-23T22:53:28.083+01:00I remember it as the Manor House in the late 1980&...I remember it as the Manor House in the late 1980's. Eric Nixon the Man City goalkeeper used to drink in there. long shankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842012627459965306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-1352684555321225602018-06-15T10:12:22.211+01:002018-06-15T10:12:22.211+01:00Now a possible site for a ventilation shaft for th...Now a possible site for a ventilation shaft for the HS2 tunnel:<br />https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/hs2-high-speed-rail-manchester-14787261Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-9021182032358796242018-05-25T15:13:57.136+01:002018-05-25T15:13:57.136+01:00I spent many a Saturday night in this pub in the l...I spent many a Saturday night in this pub in the late 70's and early 80's but sadly I never had a pint. That's because I was only a kid and my best friend John lived there with his parents. On a recent trip back to Manchester I wanted to go in for my first legal pint, but was amazed to see it is now a carpark for the hospital. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-25468569185084816172017-08-07T08:48:33.586+01:002017-08-07T08:48:33.586+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596451166758813787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-62169579191513768042017-08-07T08:48:32.970+01:002017-08-07T08:48:32.970+01:00I used to work at the Manor house from 1986 to 198...I used to work at the Manor house from 1986 to 1987. It was quite a popular pub in those days. It went down hill after that. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596451166758813787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-21548581461967799782015-04-28T08:50:26.644+01:002015-04-28T08:50:26.644+01:00The site is now a staff car park for The Christie ...The site is now a staff car park for The Christie HospitalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-60684264675536707322014-07-14T19:03:42.890+01:002014-07-14T19:03:42.890+01:00Odd how the two 1970s pictures show it with the ce...Odd how the two 1970s pictures show it with the central door bricked up, but it was definitely back in use when I first came across it in 1985. It was the Manor House then, and I think it kept that name for many years until eventually becoming Mr Q's.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-77218413632122919412014-07-14T17:06:04.908+01:002014-07-14T17:06:04.908+01:00You were right about it being called the Manor Hou...You were right about it being called the Manor House,i went in the pub on the 4th of April 1993 it was called the manor house then,it was tied to Tetley's and sold real ales/Alan Winfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-10293820633702898472014-07-13T17:43:49.135+01:002014-07-13T17:43:49.135+01:00In the mid-to-late 1980s it offered a specialist Q...In the mid-to-late 1980s it offered a specialist Quiche menu. Really.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com