The Old Wellington Inn

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The Old Wellington Inn
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The Old Wellington Inn, 2003
The Old Wellington Inn
General information
Type Public house
Address4 Cathedral Gates, Manchester, M3 1SW
Year(s) built1552
Renovated1971, late 1990s
Technical details
Floor count3
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameThe Old Wellington Inn
Designated25 February 1952
Reference no. 1270698
Other information
Public transit access Manchester Victoria
Website
Official website

The Old Wellington Inn is a half-timbered pub in Manchester city centre, England. It is part of Shambles Square, which was created in 1999, and is near Manchester Cathedral. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]

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History

The oldest building of its kind in Manchester, The Old Wellington Inn was built in 1552 next to the market square which led off what is now Market Street, in what was known as the Shambles. [2] In 1554, part of it became a draper's shop, owned by the Byrom family, [3] and the writer John Byrom was born there in 1692. [4] The building had a third storey added to it in the 17th century. [5] In 1830, the building became a licensed public house, known as The Vintners Arms, and later The Kenyon Vaults. By 1865, the ground floor of the building was known as The Wellington Inn, while the upper floors were used by makers of mathematical and optical instruments. Later, in 1897, the upper floors were used as a fishing tackle shop, known as "Ye Olde Fyshing Tackle Shoppe". [2]

On 22 July 1971, the process began of elevating the Old Shambles in order to fit with the development of 'The Market Place Centre'. This separate development was intended to provide a single level walk, from the Arndale Centre; [5] to which it was connected by a glass bridge over Corporation Street, and then on to Deansgate. The Old Wellington was underpinned with a concrete raft, designed by draughtsman Fred Kennedy, then raised half inch by half inch using hydraulic jacks for three months, until 27 October 1971 when it had been sufficiently raised a total of 5 feet (1.5 m). [6]
The Old Wellington Inn was reopened in 1981. [2] Prior to the jacking operation, the entire internal structure of the whole block was removed and replaced by an internal, steel bracing framework. Only the curtain walling remained of the original Tudor building. Moreover, when rebuilt, it was necessary to do so to all the latest building regulations. Originally, due to centuries of settlement, there was not a straight line in the building. The floors, ceilings and windows were all awry, and there were several low beams in the bar area which had to be ducked under by all but the shortest clientele. The main one bore the legend 'Duck or Grouse'.

It was damaged in the 1996 Manchester bombing, and was reopened in February 1997, with costs of £500,000 paid to repair the damage. [7] However, in preparation for the city's development in the bomb's aftermath, it was decided that the building, alongside its neighbour Sinclair's Oyster Bar, should be dismantled and rebuilt 300 m (980 ft) towards the cathedral to form Shambles Square. [8] The move was completed by November 1999, when the pub reopened. [5]

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Notes
  1. "Listed buildings in Manchester by street (S)". Manchester City Council . Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "The great survivors". Manchester Online. GMG Regional Digital. 13 April 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  3. Worthington, p.9
  4. Worthington, p.10
  5. 1 2 3 "Wellington Inn". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Retrieved 27 March 2010.[ dead link ]
  6. "Fascinating photos of Manchester's old Shambles Square being 'lifted' in 1971". 15 November 2022.
  7. Williams, p.218
  8. Williams, p.219
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