Royal Thorn
Altrincham Road, SharstonWythenshawe
M22 4UN
This pub is permanently closed.
See more about this pub on CAMRA's national web site
Demolished 1/1/2001, site is now an office building. Closed 1/1/2001. History: Former very large, inter-wars roadhouse, originally Wilsons, then styled as a Watneys house. The name reflects the area of Wythenshawe in which it stood. It had a brief period as Royals too. Opening Times magazine May 2001 reported demolition.
Further history here:
Pubs of Manchester blog
Photo here:
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