Former Astley Arms, Great Ancoats Street. (c) Google 2010. View Larger Map.
The Astley Arms still stands on Great Ancoats Street (EDIT 2013: not any more it doesn't), at the top of Port Street, opposite the end of Jersey Street. The Cotton Tree would have faced it, and off to its right is the still-standing (EDIT 2013: not any more - see here) Lord Nelson.
Paganini Tavern advert, 1840. (c) Neil Richardson [1].
The Astley Arms was first recorded in 1821, the tenant Thomas Evans. It was renamed to the Paganini Tavern in 1840 by Thomas Inglesent - another of Ancoats' pubs to fall under the influence of the Italians. Inglesent was a rarity; a blind publican (though his brother worked behind the bar most of the time).
Former Astley Arms, Great Ancoats Street. (c) Neil Richardson [1].
By the 1850s it was back as the Astley Arms, remaining open until 1928 as a Cornbrook house. The building was partly rebuilt in 1986 which explains its more modern look today compared to above [1]. The below shot shows the Lord Nelson in the centre, looking towards New Cross with Swan Street beyond.
Former Astley Arms, Great Ancoats Street. (c) Google 2010. View Larger Map.
1. The Old Pubs of Ancoats, Neil Richardson (1987).
