Manchester & Birmingham Railway Tavern, Aspden Street

 
Site of Manchester & Birmingham Railway Arms, Aspden Street. (c) googlemaps.

It's difficult to imagine but in 1849, past where the grey fence is in the above picture used to be a short road running down to 'Brick Croft' through which today's Chapeltown Street runs (factory is now in the way). This street off Long(acre) Street was Fletcher Street and off that was Aspden Street which ran left to meet Portugal Street.  On the corner of Fletcher Street and Aspden Street was the Manchester & Birmingham Railway Tavern, a small pub on a terrace end.  It's location was probably just about where the factory chimney is above (the factory being built after the area was cleared of Aspden Street's terraced housing.

Site of Manchester & Birmingham Railway Arms, Aspden Street. (c) googlemaps.

1. Manchester (Piccadilly) 1849, Alan Godfrey Maps (2009).