Bowling Green, Brookburn Road

Bowling Green, Chorlton. (c) Alan Brown, published by Andrew Simpson at Chorlton History [1], to be featured in 'Chorlton-cum-Hardy, A Community Transformed'.

The Bowling Green still ticks alongs nicely as a local's pub on Brookburn Road today, just off the thriving Chorlton Green, but it's only been there in its present form for just over a century.  The original Bowling Green Hotel dates back to about 1780 and stood until 1908 when it was demolished after the present pub was built [1].  It's not clear whether the original Bowling Green was on Brookburn Road or somewhere close by, but that may be St Clements Church in the photograph below.

 

Bowling Green, Chorlton. (c) Tony Walker, publishged by Andrew Simpson at Chorlton History [1], to be featured in 'Chorlton-cum-Hardy, A Community Transformed'.

1. http://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2012/04/drinking-in-bowling-green.html.
2. http://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2012/01/old-bowling-green-hotel.html.