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The City Public House

A Grade II Listed Building in Ancoats and Clayton, Manchester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4844 / 53°29'3"N

Longitude: -2.2334 / 2°14'0"W

OS Eastings: 384611

OS Northings: 398658

OS Grid: SJ846986

Mapcode National: GBR DMF.2X

Mapcode Global: WHB9G.NPP4

Plus Code: 9C5VFQM8+QM

Entry Name: The City Public House

Listing Date: 3 October 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1271456

English Heritage Legacy ID: 454832

Also known as: City
The City, Manchester

ID on this website: 101271456

Location: Ancoats, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M4

County: Manchester

Electoral Ward/Division: Ancoats and Clayton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Manchester

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Manchester Cathedral

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

Tagged with: Pub

Description


MANCHESTER

SJ8498 OLDHAM STREET 698-1/17/263 (North West side) 03/10/74 No.133 The City PH

II

Formerly known as: The Prince of Orange PH OLDHAM STREET. Public house. Probably late C18, altered c.1870. Stucco on brick (roof concealed). Narrow rectangular plan at right-angles to street. Three storeys and 2 windows; good inn front at ground floor including pilasters with scrolled capitals, carved floral panels, round-headed doorway to left, round-headed window to right and arched rectangular window in centre all with carved spandrels and radiating glazing bars in the fanlights; dentilled frieze and painted fascia with large ball finials to the end brackets. Each upper floor has a painted relief panel flanked by sashed windows without glazing bars: the panel at 1st floor depicts the arrival of William and Mary, welcomed by Britannia curtseying and presenting a crown, and by a pair of helmeted women, a parson with raised arms and an angel with a trumpet, and the panel at 2nd floor contains the Royal Arms with lion and unicorn. Large panel between floors painted "THE CITY"; coped parapet. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8461198658

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