Hardy's Well
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| Hardy's Well | |
|---|---|
 Hardy's Well, Manchester | |
 Interactive map of the Hardy's Well area | |
| Former names | Birch Villa |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Rusholme, 257 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°27′07″N 2°13′19″W / 53.45183°N 2.22192°W |
| Estimated completion | 1837 |
| Closed | 2016 |
| Destroyed | 2023 |
| Owner | Hardy's Brewery;Enterprise Inns |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Red brick |
Hardy's Well was a public house in Rusholme, south Manchester, England. It opened around 1837 as Birch Villa and was later known as the Birch Villa Hotel. The pub was renamed Hardy's Well in the late 20th century after Hardy's Brewery. In 2016, the pub closed and lay derelict until it was destroyed by fire in 2023 following an arson attack and demolished.
Hardy's Well was a public house located at 257 Wilmslow Road on the corner of Dickenson Road in Rusholme, south Manchester, near to Platt Fields Park and the Curry Mile.[1][2] The building was named after Hardy's Brewery, and was formerly known as Birch Villa,[1] later the Birch Villa Hotel,[3] which existed on the site since 1837.
It was a popular venue for University of Manchester students, and of Manchester City F.C. fans when the club was based at Maine Road.[1]
The pub was owned by Enterprise Inns and was listed as an asset of community value in 2015 as a result of an application by the Rusholme & Fallowfield Civic Society. The pub closed in July 2016,[1] and was at risk of being demolished.[4] A planning application by Eamar Development to turn it into flats and shops was submitted in 2018, which would have seen the shell of the pub incorporated into a larger building, with the poem on the wall as part of the inside of the foyer as well as being replicated on the new building's outside wall. The new building would have been six storeys tall,[5] and contained 62 flats[3] with shops on the ground floor.[5]
