The Crown Inn, Stockport rd, Longsight, Manchester.

[Rocles]

I took this pic of The Crown the year before it was demolished, in 1999....
http://manchesterhistory.net/LONGSIGHT/PUBS/crown.html

[Spatts]

Thanks Rocles,

I'm sure I have seen your picture on another web site somewhere, is it on the Pubs of Manchester?

I did some research & found that the land belonged to Manchester Cathedral as far back as the 16th Century, some land was sold off to a family, it then went to the son & later sold to another gent before going to Manchester Council.

There are quite a few pictures of the Crown/Ceili on the Manchester Library Archives going back to the 60s, 70s & prior to that.

I am trying to find information of who the Landlords/Licensee was from 1911 onwards.

Thanks again for the picture.

Regards,

Spatts.

[Rocles]

No problem  Can't help with any names from 1911, sorry. I know the area quite well, grew up there in 60s/70s....I found my originals from that photoshoot (24MAR99), so here's the others too

[Spatts]

Hi Rocles,

Thanks for sharing the extra pictures, I've been researching Trades & Business Directories but, no luck so far for the Andrew family at that pub.

Regards,

spatts.

[Barbara.H]

From 1929 directory (on Ancestry)
Herbert Wm. Franklin listed at the Crown.

From the London Gazette archive (actually about a probate, I was hoping for licence transfer notices)
...Septimus Hudson, late of the Crown Hotel, Stockport Road Longsight, licensed victualler, who died 31st January 1914..

  Barbara

[Spatts]

  Thank you Barbara,

I do have the Andrew family living in houses right upto 1911 census, so I don't understand when my mother said Lilly Ann Andrew & her parents lived there, I have them living around Openshaw or Higher Openshaw.

My Mother thinks that the family rings were a wedding present to Lilly Ann & my Grt Grandfather Harry Walker. The rings are made from Australian gold & heavy, I not had much luck with the Makers mark (L&W), the only one I can come up with is (Lee & Wigfull) of Sheffield, I know London is LW but, this is L&W.

Regards,

spatts.

[Barbara.H]

I can see they had an address on Stopford St in Openshaw.
Couldn't be a misunderstanding could it? Of Stopford St and Stockport Road?

There was a Crown Inn on Ashton Old Rd, close to Stopford St I think;
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ens/
from the Manchester council image collection.  Similar style building to the one on Stockport Road

  Barbara

[Derik del]

I can see they had an address on Stopford St in Openshaw.
Couldn't be a misunderstanding could it? Of Stopford St and Stockport Road?

There was a Crown Inn on Ashton Old Rd, close to Stopford St I think;
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ens/
from the Manchester council image collection.  Similar style building to the one on Stockport Road

  Barbara

1901 directory has a Sydney Hudson proprietor Crown inn, 679 Stockport road.
1913 directory has Septimus Hudson proprietor Crown Hotel 679 Stockport road


No Crown inn or hotel shown on either directory for the Stopford Street Openshaw

[Derik del]

1901 directory has an Alfred Andrew beer retailer at 70 Wellington street , Gorton but  gone by 1911