The Mile House was one of Manchester's very oldest pubs, dating back to 1731 and was 271 years old when it was sadly demolished in 2003. Shown here in 1966 and 1971 this traditional Boddington's house was once used as a makeshift morgue but was better known for its more recent links to the Irish community thanks to the last landlord, Tommy Gaffney (above). He served many Manchester mayors and their Dublin counterparts, as well as local celebrities such as Ricky Tomlinson, and famously thirsty Coronation Street stars, Phil Middlemiss and Bruce Jones. The Mile House was compulsory-purchased by the ever-respectful Manchester City Council to be replaced by a warehouse and retail complex [1]. The boozer once stood on North Street, Cheetham Hill, which is a continuation of Red Bank, and in place of the Mile House is this ugly rear of a Shopping Centre unit and a pub-sized piece of scrub land.
Have just discovered that my distant relatives lived in The Mile House in 1899.
ReplyDeleteI went to the Milehouse in the 1970s with my then brother-in-law who was an owner-driver (truck). His wife said the pub interior resembled what she imagined a gents urinal was like: black paint five feet up the walls.
ReplyDeleteThe beers was as good as Boddingtons' got in the 1970s and the ultimate irony was that it was always full of Scottish & Newcastle draymen whose depot was up the road.
Hi tommy Gaffney here there was no need to pull my pub down I lost a lot of money and no help from Manchester City council what so ever no offer of a house to live in nice greedy council I could say more but it’s not worth it
DeleteMy aunt Judy and uncle Charlie lived at the mile house many years ago
ReplyDeleteRemember them well worked at Smiths of Maddison right next door Charlie was a great landlord
DeleteHi Tommy Gaffney. Here I would to say there will never be pubs as good as the Mile House again. I spent 20 fantastic years as its Landlord till the council came and forced us out even at the age of 79 years I still shed a tear or two when think about it. All the fabulous people who came to the Mile House The Show Men our big Irish following Lord Mayors from all over the country and Dublin And tv personalities that’s all for now Only just to tell our fantastic friends. That Sadly CHRISTINE has passed away on the 29th of march 2022 she loved you all
ReplyDeleteMalcolm din here it was a pleasure to be in your pub tommy
DeleteSo sorry to here about Christine what a wonderful lady
DeleteWhat about the Yorkshire House ?
ReplyDeleteI used to drink there from time to time with my brother Tony Clarke. He was a lorry driver who's depot was nearby. Always a great atmosphere and friendly. That would have been in the mid 1970s
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