Queens, Hope Road, Sale. (c) Trafford Council. Click here to view full image [1].
The Queens was a big Tetley's house at the top of Hope Road on the corner with Northenden Road in Sale near the old Sale Railway Station. A popular boozer back in the day, its eventual closure came in about 2007.
Met Bar, Hope Road. (c) beerintheevening.
What was once a popular family pub had a change of landlord, a disastrous makeover which ended up with bouncers on the doors, and a slow but sadly inevitable decline. A number of refurbs and name changes didn't help matters.
What was once a popular family pub had a change of landlord, a disastrous makeover which ended up with bouncers on the doors, and a slow but sadly inevitable decline. A number of refurbs and name changes didn't help matters.
Renamed Q or the Met Bar and Bar 2 towards the end, it became a haunt of those from the estates at the rougher ends of Sale and was notorious for violence and dodgy dealing. The view from Sale Station made this big old boozer seem pleasant enough with a drinking terrace...
Met Bar, Hope Road. (c) beerintheevening.
From above, the rambling construction of the refurbished Met - different height and random wings - can be seen. This prominent location in the centre of Sale near the tram stop (Metrolink, hence the Met) could probably support another pub in a town that is lacking in truly decent ones.
Met Bar, Hope Road. (c) Google 2014. View Larger Map.
The nearby Wetherspoons (three doors down Northendern Road), Kings Ransom and Steamhouse (both across the road) all serve reasonable ale but aren't great pubs. However, due to its history, permission was granted to demolish the old Queens and it's been replaced by a bizarrely-located retirement complex.
Former location of the Queens / Met, Hope Road. (c) Google 2014. View Larger Map.
