Pineapple, Crowborough Street, Greenheys, Chorlton-on-Medlock.
The Pineapple stood on Crowborough Street, formerly Leaf Street, in Greenheys, the southern part of Chorlton-on-Medlock. The Pineapple opened at No.14 Leaf Street in 1858 and lasted until 1967, closing as as Taylor's Eagle Brewery house [1]. It was on the corner of Leaf Street and unusually-named Delhi Grove, off Pigott Street and parallel to Greenheys Lane [2]. This location of pretty much where Aquarius Street and Bronte Street meet today.
Former location of Pineapple, Greenheys. (c) Google 2014. View Larger Map.
1. The Old Pubs of Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Bob Potts (1980).
2. The Old Pubs of Hulme & Chorlton -on-Medlock, Bob Potts (1997).
I think my Gran (Rose Wilson) was landlady of the Pineapple in the 1940s. Could anyone confirm this?
ReplyDeleteMy mum is 93 years old and we are looking into her family tree.Her mum was called May Wilson and my mum said her gran was the landlady of the Pineapple pub in Chorlton on Medlock but could not remember her grans name.Could have been Rose?
ReplyDeleteCould be some to do with my grandma my father was Edward Wilson and was told worked at the pub or something to do with the place when my grandma died her house was near the pub was rented to some man or family
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