The story that is 232 years old …… the Horse & Jockey reopens

I for one am keen to see the new Horse & Jockey which reopens on October 20th.

Summer 2022

The pub dates back to 1793, in a building which was already old when Henry V111 walked up the aisle with Anne Boleyn.

I have been going in for over half a century, and have written about   it on and off for the last two decades.*

The Jockey Gang, 1938

It also featured in the book I wrote with Peter Topping on Chorlton pubs, and because of his historic significance was the first in a new series on our pubs and bars.**

It was the venue for inquests, was the scene of an historic arrest and once had its own bowling green.

In 1793 it was just one of four cottages and the eastern end was until the early 1890s the home of the family who stole Chorlton Green and turned it into their own private garden.

All of which you can read on the blog.

Leaving me just to say the full report on the refurbished Jockey can be read by following the link to yesterday's Manchester Evening News.***

 Pictures; The Jockey 2022 from the collection of Andrew Simpson and A 'gang' of 'teenagers' outside the Horse and Jockey circa 1936 courtesy of Yvonne Richardson

*The Horse and Jockey, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Horse%20and%20Jockey

**The  book is available at www.pubbooks.co.uk or the old-fashioned way on 07521 557888 or from Chorlton Bookshop, and costs £4.99.

***Historic Greater Manchester pub to reopen its doors as opening date revealed, Jenna Campbell, Manchester Evening News, October 14th, 2025, https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/historic-greater-manchester-pub-reopen-32672167