Marble Arch Inn
| Marble Arch Inn | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2008 | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Address | 73 Rochdale Road, Manchester M4 4HY |
| Coordinates | 53°29′18″N 2°13′55″W / 53.48827°N 2.23190°W |
| Year(s) built | 1888[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Buff brick, polished pink granite[2] |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Marble Arch Inn |
| Designated | 20 June 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1247604 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Marble Arch Inn is a Grade II listed pub in the Ancoats area of Manchester, England. The Campaign for Real Ale considers it to have an "interior of outstanding national historic importance."[3]
History
[edit]The pub was built in 1888 by the architects Darbyshire & Smith.[3] It stands on the site of an earlier pub that functioned as a show-house for McKenna's Brewery in the mid-19th century.[4]
On 20 June 1988, the Marble Arch Inn became a Grade II listed building.[1]
Marble Brewery, originally founded at the back of the building in 1997, now conducts its brewing operations in Salford.[5] The pub remains as the brewery's flagship venue.[4]
Interior
[edit]The interior walls are lined with glazed bricks. Above, there is a decorative frieze displaying various alcoholic and cordial beverages.[2] The ceiling is adorned with more glazed bricks forming low jack arches on iron girders, with ceramic brackets at the ends. The floor is covered in mosaic tiles, primarily in cream and blue with floral insets, and slopes noticeably downhill from the Rochdale Road end.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Marble Arch Inn". Historic England. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Manchester Historic Pub Walk". Historic England. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Marble Arch, Manchester (Marble Arch Inn)". CAMRA. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b Maidment, Adam (29 April 2025). "The Grade II-listed city centre pub with a 'hidden' beer garden perfect for the sunshine". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Heward, Emily (12 March 2019). "Manchester's Marble Beers to open new Salford brewery and taproom". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Gregson, Louisa (22 October 2019). "The latest glaze - Manchester's most beautiful tiled spaces". Confidentials Manchester. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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