Castle Hotel | |
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General information | |
Type | Public house |
Address | 66 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE |
Coordinates | 53°29′03″N2°13′56″W / 53.484062°N 2.232347°W |
Year(s) built | Early to mid-19th century with c. 1900 alterations [1] |
Renovated | 2009 [2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Castle Hotel |
Designated | 19 June 1988 |
Reference no. | 1246280 |
Other information | |
Public transit access | Manchester Victoria |
Website | |
thecastlehotel |
The Castle Hotel is a historic public house in the Northern Quarter area of Manchester, England. The Campaign for Real Ale considers it to have an "interior of exceptional national historic importance." [3]
The present building was originally opened in 1776 as The Crown and Sceptre, [4] [5] before being named the Castle Hotel in the late 19th century. [6]
In c. 1904, the pub was remodelled by Kay's Atlas Brewery, who added glazed tiles to the exterior frontage of the ground floor. [7]
On 19 June 1988, the Castle Hotel became a Grade II listed building. [1]
A live music venue since the early 1990s, the building fell into disrepair by the 2000s and closed in 2008. [8]
In 2009, the pub was acquired and renovated by former Coronation Street actor Rupert Hill and business partner Jonny Booth, and it continued to be a live music venue. [9]
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