The Blackbird Café is shown here in May 1959 on the east side of Tib Street off Market Street. Its name doesn't suggest a public house but 'codger' at the Man Mates forum (a forum for Mancunians who remember Manchester in the 1950s, '60s and '70s) recalls the Blackbird Café at the back of Litttlewoods for a crafty drink on a Sunday afternoon.
1. http://manmates.proboards.com.
