Marble Arch Inn
Pub in Manchester, England
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The Marble Arch Inn is a Grade II listed pub on Rochdale Road in the Ancoats area of Manchester, England. The Campaign for Real Ale considers it to have an "interior of outstanding national historic importance."[3]
| Marble Arch Inn | |
|---|---|
The pub in 2017 | |
  Location within Greater Manchester | |
| General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Location | Rochdale Road, Ancoats, Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53.48827°N 2.23190°W |
| Year built | 1888[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Buff brick, polished pink granite[2] |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Marble Arch Inn |
| Designated | 20 June 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1247604 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
History
The pub was built in 1888 by the architects Darbyshire & Smith.[3] It stands on the site of an earlier pub that functioned as a show-house for McKenna's Brewery in the mid-19th century.[4]
On 20 June 1988, the Marble Arch Inn was designated a Grade II listed building.[1]
Marble Brewery, originally founded at the back of the building in 1997, now conducts its brewing operations in Salford.[5] The pub remains as the brewery's flagship venue.[4]
Interior
The interior walls are lined with glazed bricks. Above, there is a decorative frieze displaying various alcoholic and cordial beverages.[2] The ceiling is adorned with more glazed bricks forming low jack arches on iron girders, with ceramic brackets at the ends. The floor is covered in mosaic tiles, primarily in cream and blue with floral insets, and slopes noticeably downhill from the Rochdale Road end.[6]
