I've looked this up and think it must have been the Court House which doesn't appear here nor on the Lost Pubs site. I think it may have been demolished as early as 1980. All I remember of it was that it sold Higsons and was dark and basic,
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50 Great Gastropubs.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...mpression=true
Just two for me, Marble Arch and Mrs Sarahs Chophouse.
I did quite well from this list:
Marble Arch (not eaten here)
Edinburgh Castle (not eaten here)
Abel Heywood (not eaten here)
Mrs Sarah's Chophouse (not eaten here)
Bay Horse Tavern (not eaten here)
Bakers Vaults (not sure I would call it gastro, it's "gourmet" hot dog and burger type fayre)
Old Pint Pot (not eaten here, and visits were before the refurb when it was definitely not "gastro")
Swan With Two Nicks
Jackson's Boat (not eaten here, or if I have it was many years ago)
The Bridge (eaten here once, again many years ago and I'd definitely wasn't "gastro" back then, basic pub grub)
Stamford Pub (many many years ago, think I had one meal in here)
Bulls Head (again many many years ago but not to eat)
As an aside, when Mr Thomas's Chop House changed name to Mrs Sarah's, it was touted as a temporary name change, but it seems to have remained.
Mrs Sarah’s (pre gender change)
Marble Arch
Abel Heywood
Holts Arms, Billinge
Boars Head, Wigan
24 for me. I must be going gastro.
Haven't eaten at Bombay Brew since Thursday.