Now you won’t find the Castle and Falcon or for that matter Bradshaw Street.
Both disappeared in the early 1990s when the First City Crossing was built.
But for those who want to go looking both were off Shude Hill and were next to that wonderfully named street Snow Hill.
The pub was there by 1821 and the streets had been cut by 1793 as part of the swift development of the area.
One source suggests that the site of the pub had once been a woman’s prison all of which opens up some fascinating research.
And if I am lucky someone will have already done the work and share it with the blog.
It is a pub I never went in and to be honest only came across through another of John Casey’s excellent photographs of the area taken in the 1980s.
The collection is a wonderful snap shot of what we have lost and sits nicely with earlier pictures from the 50s and 60s..
So rather than witter on, I shall point to the story of the pub from the excellent Pubs of Manchester and leave you with these two images from 1967 and 1958.
The first offers up not only a fine picture of the pub but also the narrow street which was Snow Hill which ran from the corner of Bradshaw Street down to Shudehill.
The second dates from 1958 and shows more of Bradshaw Street and an example of those properties with a set of stairs leading up to the entrance and could be found around the area.
And of course what is equally fascinating it to compare the changes to the surrounding buildings which is another story.
And Here I own up to a correction because Allan Phillip Russel has commented that "Not demolished when the first city crossing was built. It stood for a while by the tramlines because of its heritage and being mentioned in the Manchester man. Standing on the site of the Bishop of Manchester's old gardens and once reputedly being a hanging site. It was demolished for no reason by the council".
Location; Manchester
Pictures; the Castle and Falcon; Bradshaw Street 1980s from the collection of John Casey and in 1967 by A P Morris, m49346 and in 1958, H W Beaumont, m00437, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
*Pubs of Manchester, http://pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/castle-and-falcon.html
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| Castle and Falcon, 1980s |
But for those who want to go looking both were off Shude Hill and were next to that wonderfully named street Snow Hill.
The pub was there by 1821 and the streets had been cut by 1793 as part of the swift development of the area.
One source suggests that the site of the pub had once been a woman’s prison all of which opens up some fascinating research.
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| The pub and Snow Hill in 1967 |
It is a pub I never went in and to be honest only came across through another of John Casey’s excellent photographs of the area taken in the 1980s.
The collection is a wonderful snap shot of what we have lost and sits nicely with earlier pictures from the 50s and 60s..
So rather than witter on, I shall point to the story of the pub from the excellent Pubs of Manchester and leave you with these two images from 1967 and 1958.
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| Looking along Bradshaw Street, 1958 |
The second dates from 1958 and shows more of Bradshaw Street and an example of those properties with a set of stairs leading up to the entrance and could be found around the area.
And of course what is equally fascinating it to compare the changes to the surrounding buildings which is another story.
And Here I own up to a correction because Allan Phillip Russel has commented that "Not demolished when the first city crossing was built. It stood for a while by the tramlines because of its heritage and being mentioned in the Manchester man. Standing on the site of the Bishop of Manchester's old gardens and once reputedly being a hanging site. It was demolished for no reason by the council".
Location; Manchester
Pictures; the Castle and Falcon; Bradshaw Street 1980s from the collection of John Casey and in 1967 by A P Morris, m49346 and in 1958, H W Beaumont, m00437, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
*Pubs of Manchester, http://pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/castle-and-falcon.html
My first job after leaving school in 1968 was at the Co-op Bank just round the corner on Hanover St. For 2 years my friend Steve Atherton and I went to the Castle and Falcon just about every weekday lunchtime. The attractions - a great pint of Guinness (never liked Burtonwoods!), fantastic beef and onion butties and the best table football machine in Manchester. My recollection is the landlord and ladies names were Bert and Kate. Happy days!
ReplyDeleteI left School1964 , and went working at CWS Balloon St. I ended up in an Office Block - very old- right opposite the Castle and Falcon . Used to go in there to get Sandwiches for staff , at first ,
ReplyDeleteThey had big long m, muffins , choice of Cheese , Beef , Ham . with "onion's" had big bowl of Onions at the end of the bar , in Vinegar , nice and strong . Great . I used to get a "Free" , Half , whilst I waited for them to put the "Order" together .
Our Office Block was right Opposite the CIS Building , top floor Floor Five I think .Our Floor was Agricultural Dept.split between Order Dept . and us Delivery Dept.. . Lift up and down Girl's Typing Dept. was about half way down .
Friday = Pay Day = Got our Wages , and we = us Lad's = always went to a Cafe. Abergeldi lower Down Shudehill Then where it split after Market Area , and then to a Pub. Load's ALL Around there .
Sugar Loaf springs to wind Big oval Glass Windows at Shudehill Front , and you could walk through to Cannon Street , where I got the Bus No.60 = home .Either Rochdale Road to Victoria Avenue , or Cheetham Hill , Middleton Road , then Victoria Avenue .
I left after a few year's about 69 / 71, to go to Crown Crown Wallpapers = F.W. Howarth Branch - in Blackley Villiage.
Doing the Wages there .
Those were the days CWS , had a load of Large offices All around the area , Milk Dept. next to the Mirror Plinting / Offices near the end of Dantzic Street . Initially worked at New Century Hall , for CWS , which I enjoyed , Floor Seven delivering ALL the Post Around then Main Sorting Office.
New Century Hall used to Have a Singer/Group on on Saturday Night's , Good Dance Floor .
Excellent There.
Regards .
J .G .Bannerman .
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Thank you for this
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