Crown_and_Kettle

Crown and Kettle

Crown and Kettle

Pub in Manchester, England

The Crown and Kettle is a historic public house in Ancoats, Manchester, England. It is located on the corner of Oldham Road and Great Ancoats Street. The Campaign for Real Ale considers it a "pub with outstanding conversion or restoration."[2]

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History

The pub was originally opened around 1800 in a Gothic style with traceried windows[3] and was previously known as the 'Iron Dish & Cob of Coal'. There are records of a building being in this location since as early as 1734,[4] with it at one time serving as a courthouse.[5]

The mahogany panelling originally installed within the small snug is claimed to have been sourced from one of a pair of British rigid airships, R100[6] or R101.[1]

On 2 October 1974, the Crown and Kettle became a Grade II listed building.[1]

In 1989, the pub was closed by Manchester City Council following a fire which damaged half of the interior.[7] It reopened in 2005 following restoration work with Historic England,[2] including to the plaster ceiling which was restored in one bar and left in an unrestored state in the other. The stone columns that are still present used to hold chandeliers hanging from ceiling roses. The interior was refurbished again in 2020.[4]

In 2023, the Crown and Kettle was recognised as one of the best pubs in the North West when it was named as a county winner in the National Pub & Bar Awards.[8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Crown and Kettle Public House". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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    "Crown & Kettle". camra.org.uk. CAMRA. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Ancoats Conservation area". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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    "Crown & Kettle". whatpub.com. What Pub. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    Campbell, Jenna (5 April 2023). "One of Manchester's oldest pubs named among best in North West". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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    "Manchester Historic Pub Walk". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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    Barton, Phoebe (3 February 2023). "Manchester's oldest and most historic pubs that our city wouldn't be the same without". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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    Collier, Katie (5 April 2023). "The White Bull wins in National Pub & Bar Awards 2023". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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