Castle Hotel, Manchester

Castle Hotel
The Castle Hotel in 1987
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
Type	Public house
Location	Oldham Street, Manchester, England
Coordinates	53°29′03″N2°13′56″W / 53.484062°N 2.232347°W / 53.484062; -2.232347
Years 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.info

The Castle Hotel is a historic public house on Oldham Street 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]

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 continues to be a live music venue. ^[9]

See also

• Greater Manchester portal

• Listed buildings in Manchester-M4

References

1. Historic England. "Castle Hotel, 66, Oldham Street (Grade II) (1246280)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 November 2025.
2. Thorp, John (1 December 2015). "The Castle Hotel". Time Out. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
3. "Castle Hotel". Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
4. "Castle Hotel". What Pub. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
5. Bourne, Dianne (27 June 2021). "The secrets and stories of Manchester's most historic pubs". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
6. "Crowdfunder launched for iconic Manchester and Salford music venues The Castle Hotel, Gullivers and The Eagle Inn". Visit Manchester. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
7. "Manchester Historic Pub Walk". Historic England. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
8. Britton, Matthew. "Castle Hotel". Creative Tourist. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
9. Bourne, Dianne (13 August 2013). "Ex-Coronation Street star Rupert Hill snaps up Manchester city centre pub". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 January 2024.