Diagonally opposite the Sir Colin Campbell on the other corner of Minshull Street and Major Street (the other two corners were timber yards) was the Smiths' Arms [1]. These days it's a dingy looking office block.

Former site of Smiths' Arms, Minshull Street. (c) googlemaps.
1. Manchester (Piccadilly), Alan Godfrey Maps (2009).
Smiths Arms later became Cross Keys
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