Hydes Brewery Jolly Angler, 47 Ducie St, Northern Quarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2JW - closed and in danger of demolition
The Jolly Angler, Ducie Street. Another Manchester pub sold and to close. But with a bit of effort, could this classic old pub be still saved? The Jolly Angler is to close after Christmas 2020. This place defined the hidden away pub, lost in the streets between Piccadilly Station and Great Ancoats Street. Now it’s been sold. It’s a proper old Ancoats pub that would have, once upon a time, been on a street of terraced houses amidst workshops. It’s a cute place, just a couple of rooms, with a bit of architectural fancy in its Ducie Street lower façade. The opening times have been as hidden away as its location, lost somewhere between Monday and Saturday. It often seemed potluck to find it open. It's right to be sentimental about the loss of old pubs Yet when it has been open, it's been a great experience; friendly, a laugh and with a real fire too. There have been occasional folk nights - often with a definite Irish accent. It's always very jolly although I can’t remember many anglers being in, not that I asked. The owners were one of the big Greater Manchester four trad brewers, Hydes (with the others being Robinsons, Holt and the oldest of all, Lees.) We’ve asked Hydes for an interview and are awaiting a response but this site and the older, often it must be said, hideous surrounding buildings, have been surrounded by Manchester city centre’s expansion. This area is ripe for development and thus the site of the Jolly Angler and those around have been plucked. Whether this is Hydes cashing in we’ll have to wait and see when they come back to us. Maybe it’s anything but, but we'd like to know. More at
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Location: 47 Ducie St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2JW
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