Rifleman, Market Street

In the early 1800s the Rifleman tavern stood at the lower end of Market Street near to the steps of The Exchange - The Manchester Subscription Library which was on the left handside, facing the old Market Place.  The Rifleman was sited between Patisons, a confectioner and Ann Hopps' bookshop [1].

1. Reminiscences of Manchester Fifty Years Ago, Josiah Slugg (1881).