I've put this in Worst Pubs because theres more bad than good but maybe we should have one Best and Worst Pubs thread?
Basically this is the A6 pub crawl from Ardwick through Longsight and Levenshulme, finishing in Heaton Chapel. I've only included pubs that were directly on the A6 otherwise I'd be doing about 40+ pubs.
If I've forgotten any or got my facts wrong, please feel free to comment/take the piss
ARDWICK
The George & Dragon/now flats. I used to go in here after 5 A Side or the Apollo, once you got to know the regulars there were no problems. Was great seeing middle class students reactions to the place, quickest pints there'd ever drink. Sometimes they'ed just walk in and straight back out.
The Devonshire/McDonald's. Remember going in here as a kid with my grandad. Big old pub opposite Fort Ardwick. Must have knocked it down round the same time?
The Cock n'Bull/shops & flats. Another one from being a kid. Never ventured in as an adult as it looked dodgy as fuck.
The Wellington/Gold Cup - Still open? In the 90's some rum fuckers drank in here. Were always scrapping with willing and unwilling volunteers. Also Wes Browns local.
LONGSIGHT
The Lancaster/wasteland. Went in once while waiting for someone in Bookies. Besides the landlord I was the only person there. No surprise it shut. Might have been torched too? After it had closed I mean, not before I went in.
The New Victoria - Still open?. Another one from the 90's for me. Fights would spill out from the 192 into the pub and vice versa.
The Ducie Arms/Flats? I found this to be a decent pub anytime I was in there.
The Waggon and Horses/flats. Sure the landlord tried to torch it and that was the end of that. Another one I was lucky to go in as a child, proper bit of history, had priest holes and a stone step outside for using to get on horses. Was knocked down overnight, like Tommy Ducks.
The Church/Carpet Shop. Went a bit rasta in the 90's then lost its licence.
The Bay Horse/? When we played at Maine Rd would sometimes pass through here. Rough wasn't the word.
The SpringBank/O'Connors/New building now? Not as rough as Bay Horse but still tasty. Always an Irish pub but followed that trend of going 'Oirish' and then shutting down.
Wetherspoons was a strange one. Knew from day one it would fail. Ended up stinking of piss due to accepting the kind of people that Stockport Roads other pubs wouldn't. A curry house now?
The Crown/Ceile House/knocked down/Now Bank of Pakistan? Good pub in its day but again went all green n gold n shite.
3 stops on the 192 or a taxi would bring you to LEVENSHULME
The Midway/An adult college? Went through loads of incarnations ending its days as an African pub? Always enjoyed nights in there.
The Farmers Arms/looks done up now but not a pub? Rough but good is the simplest I can put it.
The Little Vic - still open? Fuck me what a scary place. Incomprehensible Irish accents and evil looks, maybe it was lost in translation and the threat was only perceived but didn't want to take the chance. As a result only went in a couple of times.
The A6 Bar/? Was never a pub as I was growing up but then a bit of money was spent creating it as a trendy bar. Sure it went Oirish and become a Ceile bar or something then closed?
The Church/Knocked down. Top pub but like a lot of the ones in Leve it ended up attracting scrotes, getting closed by police, reopening with different landlord. A lot of people fucked it off and was no surprise when it eventually closed.
Hennigans Sports Bar - Still open. Only ever gone in looking for City games. Plastic rag infested.
The Railway/Solicitors or estate agents. See the Church.
The Union Inn - Still open. When young was avoided like the plague as an old man haunt, not actually that bad now that I'm older.
M19 Bar - Still open. Similar to A6 bar earlier but has lasted longer. Too trendy n' poser for me though.
The Pack Horse/closed. Like the union it used to be shite and then went alright before shutting down. Strange one as it always seemed busy and had a good mix of City and Utd.
Fiddlers Green - Still open. This was a Midland bank before being converted into a pub and you could tell with an upstairs that felt like you were in an attic conversion. Has stayed the course though due to its clientele of plastic Irish of mainly rag extraction.
The Levenshulme Hotel. Never asked for a room at this hotel, one beer was enough. Don't know if it's still open, could barely tell then.
The Wheatsheaf/Double Glazing Shop. Never had any issues here but apparently went dodgy, then closed. It's final incarnation as a drinking venue was as a Polish club with knocking shop above.
Taxi to HEATON CHAPEL
The Chapel House/Tut n' Shive/Conor's/Tesco. Came and went as a good pub then shite pub/venue then Irish place actually not that bad before going tits up one last time.
This was usually the start/end point with Reddish one way and Heaton Moor the other. So I've never had chance to sample the delights of The Hope, The Magnet etc.
I need a beer after that post, anyone recommend any good pubs?
