For almost fifty years I’ve cycled, walked and taken the bus up and down Hyde Road.
To work or to take snaps.
Or take a drink.
The first proper pub crawl I ever went on was up and down here, and these photographs which were taken from the Local Image Archive, represent a world now largely long gone. Of those places pictured only the Travellers, Wagon and Horses, Plough, Nelson and Friendship survive. What was a busy thoroughfare alive with masses of working people and lively boozers is now a shadow of its former self. Many of the breweries are also no more – Wilsons and Boddington’s, once employing hundreds of people and supplying hundreds of pubs, have all but vanished, you may catch a glimpse of a stray sign or two dotted around town.
If there are any pubs missing apologies, but following the expert advice of Kenneth Allen I think I have all of the Gorton boozers.
Take one last walk, raise a glass – cheers!
Modern Mooch 
! Always Remember, Never Pissed , Only Confused !
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drank in everyone of them pubs
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I lived next door to the White Bear I remember a pub close by called The Justice Birch
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used to drink in the birch in the 60s ALAN KYNASTON
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Brings back hazy memories of my eighteenth birthday and visiting most of those pubs….
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Hi Al like you went in all and lived in one Red Lion Joseph St off Qeens Rd
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I’ll bet it was spelt Queens Road
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All you see now of the Coach and Horses is the footprint of the building and the steps of the front door leading to nowhere. Sad sight really.
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I remember quite a few of these. There was also the Midland pub located I think near belle vue and the horse shoe in west Gorton which was where my parents used to go, would love to see a picture of this one.
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WALKED IT A THOUSAND TIMES WHEN I WAS SEVENTEEN NOW LIVE IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE LAST FIFTY TWO YEARS THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES STAN
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The Horse Shoe was my aunty & uncles place in the 70s and 80s. Martha & Danny O’Riley.
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Was there any pubs on Queen’s rd? Also is the travellers call pub the original one because I’ve seen pics of one on same corner(st Anne’s st,Hyde rd) and it looks more Victorian ,
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Memories 😊 I was born a cuple of doors down from the Swan in my grandmothers house. I live in Australia now and had completely forgotten about this pub until I came across this site. Thanks sooo much for the memories
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Lovely Christine – happy to help, have a grand Christmas in Oz!
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You don’t want to be living here now Christine 😢
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48 now can remember a few when we went to town on the bus in the 70s 80s not many left now only the friendship the wagon the nelly and the plough that’s it quite sad😟
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Very sad Andy – it was a time of large factories and firms, Belle Vue lots of thirsty folk and good boozers!
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Andy Barrett of St Albans Gorton younger brother of Fred
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Andy Barrett younger brother of Fred
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I wonder if anyone here can help me. My great great grandfather was adopted by a bricklayer called David Faith and in 1891 they were living at ‘Mouse Trap’, Hyde Road, Hattersley. Strange name for a house and I wondered if it was a pub. My relative was a ‘cotton spinner’ and I think he had worked at the Shaw Hall factory before the death of his parents. Anyone know anything about the ‘Mouse Trap’…..? Chris Lowe, Abu Dhabi
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My dad was called Ernie Black and told the great times he had in the pubs of Gordon. He especially like the card tables in the three arrows in 1950s
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Pictures of St.Marks church & school,Henry Street,oldham arms & park house pubs
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can anyone help me with the address of a pub called the BYRDS NEST IN GORTON in the 1960.s i drank in there with my mate big BARRY DEVER WHO stayed round the corner from pub -regards MR JOHN KERR
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does anyone recall a wee pub called THE BIRDS NEST IN GORTON
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