The Red Lion. Shudehill

Can't recall any Red Lion being there ...... Swan With Two Necks, yes ... and I think a Rovers Return once stood there too, near Withy Grove..

There was definitely a pub named 'Willie Lees pub' at one end of the Arndale bus station ... I know that only too well as i had a few sherbert lemons too many in there one night, and landed up fallin'' flat on my arse as i attempted to 'negotiate' the steps back onto Shudehill at closing time!

Some old dear, who happened to be passing, took pity on me as i lay on my back dazed and gazing up at the stars, and gave me a few well aimed pokes with the end of her umbrella!

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roman totale said:
There’s been a few pubs lost on Withy Grove/ Shudehill and that general area over the last few decades. I don’t remember any of them being called the Red Lion though. I’m not quite an FOC yet, so maybe before my time?
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I’m talking late 60’s. Presumably it disappeared with the general ‘ development’ of the area.
Eaststander1 said:
Can't recall any Red Lion being there ...... Swan With Two Necks, yes ... and I think a Rovers Return once stood there too, near Withy Grove..

There was definitely a Willie Lees pub near the bus station ... I know that only too well as i had a few sherbert lemons too many one night in there, and landed up flat on my arse as i attempted to stagger down the steps at closing time onto Shudehill!

Some old dear, who happened to be passing, took pity on me as i gazed up at the stars and gave me a few pokes with the end of her umbrella!

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i know the Swan with two necks. It was past that down hill on the left in a little square where they had a little chicken market occasionally. I know it sold Watneys red barrel and had small dart room ( Manchester board) .
 
lunebleu said:
I’m talking late 60’s. Presumably it disappeared with the general ‘ development’ of the area.

i know the Swan with two necks. It was past that down hill on the left in a little square where they had a little chicken market occasionally. I know it sold Watneys red barrel and had small dart room ( Manchester board) .
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You’ve got me curious now, so I did some digging. The brilliant Pubs of Manchester blog doesn’t mention it…

Pubs of Manchester

Past & Present
pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.com pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.com

… nor does this site, which is pretty comprehensive.


Not saying you’re wrong mate, but given that a few other posters don’t recall it either, I dunno.
 
Eaststander1 said:
Can't recall any Red Lion being there ...... Swan With Two Necks, yes ... and I think a Rovers Return once stood there too, near Withy Grove..

There was definitely a pub named 'Willie Lees pub' at one end of the Arndale bus station ... I know that only too well as i had a few sherbert lemons too many in there one night, and landed up goin' flat on my arse as i attempted to 'negotiate' the steps back onto Shudehill at closing timel!

Some old dear, who happened to be passing, took pity on me as i lay on my back dazed and gazing up at the stars, and gave me a few well aimed pokes with the end of her umbrella!

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Yep.
Swan with 2 necks was my local for a few years and i dont remeber red lion.
JWL was up the ramp in arndale bus station
 
jumping on this one - in the shudehill area I recall there was a tiny little curry house with the kitchen 'in the corner of the one and only room' - I was on a stag do (1988 or 1989) and we'd been in at least one pub in what had become an open area and ended up in this curry house facing that open area - no knife and forks, just a chapatti or nan which you scooped the curry out of a bowl - and then at the door a little sink to wash your hands and a dirty towel hanging above it - the only other thing I recall was the fact you could see the anrdale carpark spiral ramp. any one else remember it?
 
Was it where the bus station is now opposite “ Turks “ ? I went to a pub there in 1980 and U2 played in an upstairs room without a stage . The pub by then was called “ rusty s “ or something similar as it was actually a gay pub long before the village was a thing . They had gig nights on a Wednesday and called it the beach club . It was another Tony Wilson venture in between the Russel club and hacienda .
 
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bronco said:
Was it where the bus station is now opposite “ Turks “ ? I went to a pub there in 1980 and U2 played in an upstairs room without a stage . The pub by then was called “ rusty s “ or something similar as it was actually a gay pub long before the village was a thing . They had gig nights on a Wednesday and called it the beach club . It was another Tony Wilson venture in between the Russel club and hacienda .
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It was just down the road from the lower Turks head in the left.
 
Resurrection Joe... said:
I used to live in the Cromfort Ct flats above the Arndale...used the Swan for last orders on occassion, before slipping into THe Green Door club a few doors up...
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I was just thinking of the green door.
I worked in the timpsons in the arndale. Used to go up on the roof in summer or when we had a bomb scare which, for a while, was ever week..
 
Resurrection Joe... said:
thats the one..knock on door...print workers, brass and oddities ...
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roman totale said:
You’ve got me curious now, so I did some digging. The brilliant Pubs of Manchester blog doesn’t mention it…

Pubs of Manchester

Past & Present
pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.com pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.com

… nor does this site, which is pretty comprehensive.


Not saying you’re wrong mate, but given that a few other posters don’t recall it either, I dunno.
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I spoke with an old mate from that era. He remembers the Red lion .. but not in Shudehill. He thinks it was The Grove. It was a long time ago and we did drink a lot of ‘ pints of mixed’ as was fashionable at the time. That’s my excuse anyway. Thanks for replies.
 
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