Original Mild Magic Pubs
The following table shows the founding 52 pubs which inaugurated Mild Magic (then known as Stockport Mild Challenge).
Those still on Mild Magic (though maybe not for all intervening 30 years!) are highlighted in salmon.
Pubs highlighted in grey are those lost to the pub trade altogether, some being demolished but most repurposed to some new use (restaurant, house and et cetera).
Many of the pubs still remailing open are Robinsons houses, but since the brewery doesn't brew a regular mild (they are brewing a seasonal mild, Broken Record, but in the Autumn!) so their omission is easily explained.
As can also be seen, this was restricted to Stockport only, with even the South Manchester part of the branch not being represented — How the scope has widened!
Area | Pub | Outcome |
Bramhall | Bromale | Closed and demolished |
Bredbury | Arden Arms | Open - on Mild Magic 2024 |
Cheadle | ||
Queens Arms | Closed and new use | |
Printers Arms | Open | |
Star Inn | Open - on Mild Magic (renamed James Watts) | |
Edgeley | Comfortable Gill | Closed |
Copperfields | Closed and new use | |
Florist | Closed and new use | |
Grapes | Closed and new use | |
Greyhound | Closed and new use | |
Prince Albert | Open | |
Woolpack | Closed and new use | |
Gatley | High Grove | Closed and demolished |
Horse & Farrier | Open - on Mild Magic | |
Prince of Wales | Open | |
Hazel Grove | George & Dragon | Open - on Mild Magic 2024 |
Royal Oak | Open | |
Three Tuns | Open | |
Travellers Call | Open | |
Heald Green | Griffin | Open - on Mild Magic |
Heaton Chapel | George & Dragon | Open |
Hinds Head | Open | |
Tut & Shive | Closed and new use | |
Heaton Mersey | Crown | Open |
Griffin | Open | |
Heaton Norris | Bridge Inn | Closed and demolished |
Moss Rose | Closed and demolished | |
Nursery | Open - On Mild Magic | |
High Lane | Robin Hood | Closed and demolished |
Marple | Pineapple | Closed and new use |
Travellers Call | Closed and new use | |
Reddish | Grey Horse | Open |
Thatched Tavern | Open but no real ale | |
Romiley | Grey Horse | Closed and new use |
Stockport | ArdenArms | Open |
Bakers Vaults | Open - On Mild Magic | |
Blossoms | Open | |
Coach & Horses | Closed and demolished | |
Crown (Heaton Lane) | Open - On Mild Magic | |
Crown (Middle Hillgate) | Closed and new use | |
Manchester Arms | Closed and new use | |
Pack Horse | Open - On Mild Magic (renamed Cocked Hat) | |
Pineapple | Closed awaiting re-opening | |
Thatched House | Closed and new use | |
Tiviot | Closed and demolished | |
Unity | Closed and new use | |
Strines | Fox | Open |
Royal Oak | Closed and new use | |
Sportsman | Open (remamed Strines Nightingale) | |
Woodley | Navigation | Open |
Railway | Closed and new use |