Crown and Kettle
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| Crown and Kettle | |
|---|---|
 The Crown and Kettle in 2014 | |
  Location within Greater Manchester | |
| General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Oldham Road, Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′07″N 2°13′47″W / 53.4852°N 2.2297°W |
| Years built | Early 19th century, with alterations[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Crown and Kettle Public House |
| Designated | 3 October 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1246276 |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | Manchester Victoria |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Crown and Kettle is a Grade II listed historic pub on the corner of Oldham Road and Great Ancoats Street in the Ancoats area of Manchester, England. The Campaign for Real Ale considers it a "pub with outstanding conversion or restoration."[2]
The pub was originally opened around 1800 in a Gothic style with traceried windows[3] and was previously known as the 'Iron Dish & Cob of Coal'. There are records of a building being in this location since as early as 1734,[4] with it at one time serving as a courthouse.[5]
The mahogany panelling originally installed within the small snug is claimed to have been sourced from one of a pair of British rigid airships, R100[6] or R101.[1]
On 3 October 1974, the Crown and Kettle became a Grade II listed building.[1]
In 1989 the pub was closed by Manchester City Council following a fire which damaged half of the interior.[7] It reopened in 2005 following restoration work with Historic England,[2] including to the plaster ceiling which was restored in one bar and left in an unrestored state in the other. The stone columns that are still present used to hold chandeliers hanging from ceiling roses. The interior was refurbished again in 2020.[4]
In 2023 the Crown and Kettle was recognised as one of the best pubs in the North West when it was named as a county winner in the National Pub & Bar Awards.[8]
Architecture
The building is constructed of buff brick with stone detailing and has a hipped slate roof. It stands on a corner plot and is roughly square in shape. There are two storeys, arranged in five bays on each side.[9]
The ground floor has very tall paired windows with decorative Gothic‑style patterns and continuous moulded heads. On the Oldham Street side, the central opening includes a doorway beneath the window, with a four‑centred arched fanlight. Similar entrances appear in the second and fifth bays on the Great Ancoats Street frontage. The upper floor has shorter paired windows with cusped heads, again linked by moulded features.[1]
Inside, the ceiling is notable for its unusually large Gothic pendants.[9]
