Castle Hotel, Manchester

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Castle Hotel
Castle Hotel, Manchester
General information
Type Public house
Address66 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE
Coordinates 53°29′03″N2°13′56″W / 53.484062°N 2.232347°W / 53.484062; -2.232347
Year(s) builtearly to mid-19th century with c. 1900 alterations [1]
Renovated2009 [2]
Technical details
Floor count3
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameCastle Hotel
Designated19 June 1988
Reference no. 1246280
Other information
Public transit access Manchester Victoria
Website
thecastlehotel.info

The Castle Hotel is a historic public house in Manchester, England. The Campaign for Real Ale considers it to have an "interior of exceptional national historic importance." [3]

Contents

History

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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References

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